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Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant

Retired Germany
Gross capacity
806MW

Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant in Germany rated at 806 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 9 Feb 1977.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-69
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity806MW
Net capacity (reference)771MW
Net capacity (design)770MW
Thermal output2,292MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteBrunsbuettel nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryGermany
OwnerVattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH100%
OperatorKernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel
Coordinates 53.8912, 9.2008
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
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.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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

  1. 15 Apr 1970Construction start
  2. 23 Jun 1976First criticality
  3. 13 Jul 1976Grid connection
  4. 9 Feb 1977Commercial operation
  5. 6 Aug 2011Permanent shutdown

Other BWR-69 units

4 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Isar nuclear power plant 1 Germany Retired 912
Kruemmel nuclear power plant Germany Retired 1,402
Philippsburg nuclear power plant 1 Germany Retired 926

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