Philippsburg nuclear power plant
Unit 1/ KKP 1
Unit 1 Philippsburg nuclear power plant (KKP 1) in Baden-Württemberg, currently in the phase of dismantling, is operated by EnBW Kernkraft GmbH. Commercial operation began in 1975. Authorisation for power operation in accordance with the German Atomic Energy Act (AtG) expired on 6 August 2011. EnBW Kernkraft GmbH had filed application for decommissioning and dismantling licence on 7 April 2013. The Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector as the competent nuclear authority in Baden-Württemberg granted the licence according to section 7 (3) AtG on 7 April 2017.
| Site | Philippsburg |
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| Federal state | Baden-Württemberg |
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| Type (construction line) | KWU boiling water reactor (construction line 69) |
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| Current operator | EnBW Kernkraft GmbH |
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| Manufacturer | AEG/KWU |
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| Owner | EnBW AG |
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| Application date | 20 February 1970 |
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| Start of construction | 1 October 1970 |
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| First criticality | 9 March 1979 |
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| First Grid synchronisation | 5 May 1979 |
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| Start of commercial operation | 26 March 1980 |
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| Expiry of authorisation for power operation in accordance with the German Atomic Energy Act (AtG) | 6 August 2011 |
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| First decommissioning and dismantling licence | 7 April 2017 |
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| Thermal reactor power | 2,575 MW |
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| Gross electric capacity | 926 MW |
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| Net electric capacity | 890 MW |
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| Number of reactor coolant pumps | 9 axial recirculation pumps |
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| All fuel removed from plant | yes |
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| Number of fuel elements 592 | 592 |
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| Type of fuel elements | 10 x 10 and 9 x 9 rods |
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| Fuel | Uranium oxide with max. 3.8 % U-235 |
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| Number of control elements | 145 |
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| Type of cooling system | River water, discharge or circulation cooling using natural draft wet cooling tower |
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