Wuergassen nuclear power plant
Retired Germany
Gross capacity
670MW
Wuergassen nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Wuergassen nuclear power plant in Germany rated at 670 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 11 Nov 1975.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 670MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 640MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 640MW |
| Thermal output | 1,912MWt |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Wuergassen nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | not stated |
| Country | Germany |
| Owner | PreussenElektra GmbH100% |
| Operator | PreussenElektra |
| Coordinates | 51.6395, 9.3919 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 26 Jan 1968Construction start
- 20 Oct 1971First criticality
- 18 Dec 1971Grid connection
- 11 Nov 1975Commercial operation
- 26 Aug 1994Permanent shutdown
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2025-07-03
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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