Isar 2 nuclear power plant
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Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Bavaria is operated by PreussenElektra GmbH. Commercial operation began in 1988.
| Site | Essenbach |
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| Federal state | Bavaria |
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| Type (construction line) | Pressurised water reactor (Convoy) |
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| Current operator | PreussenElektra GmbH |
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| Manufacturer | KWU |
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| Owner | PreussenElektra GmbH, Stadtwerke München |
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| Application date | 13 February 1979 |
| Start of construction | 15 September 1982 |
| First criticality | 15 January 1988 |
| First grid synchronisation | 22 January 1988 |
| Start of commercial operation | 9 April 1988 |
| Expiry of authorisation for power operation in accordance with the German Atomic Energy Act (AtG) | 15 April 2023 |
| Thermal reactor power | 3,950 MW |
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| Gross electric capacity | 1,485 MW |
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| Net electric capacity | 1,410 MW |
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| Number of reactor coolant pumps | 4 |
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| Number and mass of fuel elements | 193, total fuel mass excluding structural material approx. 103 t |
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| Composition of the nuclear fuel | UO2/PuO2 (uranium dioxide, uranium-plutonium MOX) |
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| Number of control elements | 61 |
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| Type of cooling system | Water cooling tower |
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