Unit C Gundremmingen nuclear power plant
Unit C Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in Bavaria is operated by Kernkraftwerk Gundremmingen GmbH. Commercial operation began in 1985.
| Site | Gundremmingen |
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| Federal state | Bavaria |
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| Type (construction line) | Boiling water reactor (construction line 72) |
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| Current operator | Kernkraftwerk Gundremmingen GmbH |
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| Manufacturer | KWU |
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| Owner | PreussenElektra GmbH, RWE Nuclear GmbH |
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| Application date | 15 March1974 |
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| Start of construction | 20 July 1976 |
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| First criticality | 9 October 1984 |
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| First grid synchronisation | 2 November 1984 |
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| Start of commercial operation | 18 January 1985 |
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| Expiry of authorisation for power operation in accordance with the German Atomic Energy Act (AtG) | 31 December 2021 |
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| Thermal reactor power | 3,840 MW |
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| Gross electric capacity | 1,344 MW |
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| Net electric capacity | 1,284 MW |
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| Number of reactor coolant pumps | 8 axial recirculation pumps |
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| Number and mass of fuel elements | 784, total fuel mass excluding structural material approx. 136 t |
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| Number of fuel rods per fuel element | 10x10 fuel rod configuration |
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| Composition of the nuclear fuel | UO2/PuO2 (uranium dioxide, uranium-plutonium MOX) |
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| Number of control elements | 193 |
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| Type of cooling system | Water cooling tower |
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