Grohnde nuclear power plant (KWG)
Grohnde nuclear power plant (KWG) in Lower Saxony is operated by PreussenElektra GmbH. Commercial operation began in 1985.
| Site | Emmerthal |
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| Federal state | Lower Saxony |
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| Type (construction line) | Pressurised water reactor (pre-Convoy) |
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| Current operator | PreussenElektra GmbH |
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| Manufacturer | KWU |
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| Owner | PreussenElektra GmbH, Stadtwerke Bielefeld |
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| Application date | 3 December 1973 |
| Start of construction | 9 June 1976 |
| First criticality | 1 September 1984 |
| First grid synchronisation | 5 September 1984 |
| Start of commercial operation | 1 February 1985 |
| Expiry of authorisation for power operation in accordance with the German Atomic Energy Act (AtG) | 31 December 2021 |
| First decommissioning and dismanting licence | 6 December 2023 |
| Thermal reactor power | 3,900 MW |
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| Gross electric capacity | 1,430 MW |
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| Net electric capacity | 1,360 MW |
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| Number of reactor coolant pumps | 4 |
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| Number and mass of fuel elements in the reactor core | 193, mass per fuel element 850 kg |
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| Number of fuel rods per fuel element | 236 |
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| Composition of the nuclear fuel | 1.9 - 4 w/o U-235 (uranium oxide with 1.9 - 4 % U-235) |
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| Type of cooling system | 61 |
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| Kühlungsart | Natural draft wet cooling tower |
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