Goesgen nuclear power plant

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Other names: Gösgen

Goesgen nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Amtei Olten-Gösgen, Solothurn, Switzerland.

Project Details

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

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
Operating	1979	1060 MW	Pressurized water reactor	PWR 3 Loop	Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG [100%]	Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken

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

Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation
December 1, 1973	January 20, 1979	February 2, 1979	November 1, 1979

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

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Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1010 MW	920 MW	3002 MWt

Location

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

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Amtei Olten-Gösgen, Solothurn, Switzerland	47.3656, 7.96801 (exact)

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