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Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant
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Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant (Kernkraftwerk Brokdorf, or KBR) is close to the municipality of Brokdorf in Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It started in October 1986 by a first-of-its-kind joint venture between PreussenElektra and Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke. During the construction phase in the 70's and 80's, there were violent protests against nuclear power at the location.
The Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant is a pressurized water reactor with uranium dioxide fuel elements, which are used in degrees of enrichment of 1.9%, 2.5% and 3.5%. It also uses MOX fuel. There are 193 fuel assemblies In the reactor, with a total heavy-metal weight of 103 tons. The power station has a thermal output of 3765 MW, as well as an electrical output of 1440 MW. It belongs to the 3rd PWR generation in Germany. With a net generation of just under 12 billion a kWh, it was the worldwide leader in 2005.
The decommissioning of the plant is planned for 2018.| Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Locale | Brokdorf, Steinburg |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1975 |
| Commission date | October 14, 1986 |
| Owner(s) | E.ON (80%) Vattenfall Europe (20%) |
| Operator(s) | E.ON |
| Constructor(s) | Siemens |
| Reactor information | |
| Reactors operational | 1 x 1,440 MW |
| Reactor type(s) | PWR |
| Reactor supplier(s) | Siemens |
| Turbine information | |
| Manufacturer(s) | Siemens |
| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | 1,440 MW |
| Annual generation | 11,459 GW·h |
| Net generation | 197,402 GW·h |
