BR3 nuclear power plant

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Other names: Belgian Reactor-3

BR3 nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Turnhout, Vlaams, Belgium.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for BR3 nuclear power plant

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
3	Retired	1962	1987	12 MW	Pressurized water reactor	Prototype	Centre D'Etude De L'Energie Nucleaire; Studiecentrum Voor Kernenergie [100%]	Centre D'Etude De L'Energie Nucleaire; Studiecentrum Voor Kernenergie

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for BR3 nuclear power plant

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
3	November 1, 1957	August 29, 1962	October 10, 1962	October 10, 1962	June 30, 1987

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for BR3 nuclear power plant

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
3	10 MW	11 MW	41 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for BR3 nuclear power plant

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
3	Turnhout, Vlaams, Belgium	51.2169, 5.0998 (exact)

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