AVR Reactor nuclear power plant

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Other names: AVR Juelich

AVR Reactor nuclear power plant (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor) is a retired nuclear power plant in Kreis Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for AVR Reactor nuclear power plant

Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
Retired	1969	1988	15 MW	High temperature gas reactor	Pebble bed reactor prototype	Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor GmbH [100%]	Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for AVR Reactor nuclear power plant

Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
August 1, 1961	August 16, 1966	December 17, 1967	May 19, 1969	December 31, 1988

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for AVR Reactor nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
13 MW	13 MW	46 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for AVR Reactor nuclear power plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kreis Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50.9026, 6.4208 (exact)

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