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Nuclear power plants in Germany

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In Germany (as of February 2009), 17 nuclear power plants with an electric gross output of 21,497 MW are in operation. In 2009 they generated 149 billion kWh of electricity. The equipment and energy availability amounted to 73 % and 74 %.

Nuclear Power Plant

Typ

gross capacity MWe

net capacity MWe

gross electricity generation
2007 MWh

GKN-1 Neckar

PWR

840

785

4,825,484

GKN-2 Neckar

PWR

1,400

1,305

11,515,750

KBR Brokdorf

PWR

1,480

1,370

12,050,357

KKB Brunsbüttel

BWR

806

771

0

KKE Emsland

PWR

1,400

1,329

11,429,673

KKG Grafenrheinfeld

PWR

1,345

1,275

11,056,120

KKI-1 Isar

BWR

912

878

7,077,433

KKI-2 Isar

PWR

1,475

1,400

12,126,709

KKK Krümmel

BWR

1,402

1,346

349,362

KKP-1 Philippsburg

BWR

926

890

6,448,081

KKP-2 Philippsburg

PWR

1,458

1,392

11,582,804

KKU Unterweser

PWR

1,410

1,345

10,542,429

KRB B Gundremmingen

BWR

1,344

1,284

10,936,399

KRB C Gundremmingen

BWR

1,344

1,288

10,773,974

KWB A Biblis

PWR

1,225

1,167

1,098,216

KWB B Biblis

PWR

1,300

1,240

1,614,042

KWG Grohnde

PWR

1,430

1,360

11,505,158

PWR: Pressurized water reactor; BWR: Boiling water reactorr

Nuclear power plants in operation in Germany, as of February 2010 and their power generation in 2009

19 nuclear power plants - in particular experimental, prototype and demonstration facilities built in the 60s and 70s – have been decommissioned to date, including the five units of the Nuclear Power Plant Greifswald for general safety reasons.

Name, location

Electric groos output
MW

Operating period

HDR, Großwelzheim

25

1969-1971

KKN, Niederaichbach

107

1972-1974

KWL, Lingen

267

1968-1977

KRB-A, Gundremmingen

250

1966-1977

MZFR, Leopoldshafen

58

1965-1984

VAK, Kahl

16

1960-1985

AVR, Jülich

15

1966-1988

THTR, Hamm-Uentrop

307

1983-1988

KKR, Rheinsberg

70

1966-1990

KMK Mülheim-Kärlich

1.308

1986-1988

KGR 1-5, Greifswald

5x440

1973-1990

KNK, Leopoldshafen

21

1977-1991

KWW, Würgassen

670

1971-1994

KKS, Stade

672

1972-2003

KWO Obrigheim

357

1968-2005

Decommissioned nuclear power plants in Germany, as of Feb15, 2010

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