Gundremmingen nuclear power plant

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Other names: GUN

Gundremmingen nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Landkreis Günzburg, Bayern, Germany.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
A Retired[1] 1967[1] 1977[1] 250 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] unknown – Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft[1]
B Retired[2] 1984[2] 2017[2] 1344 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-72[2] RWE Power AG [100%][2] Kernkraftwerk Gundremmingen[2]
C Retired[3] 1985[3] 2021[3] 1344 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] BWR-72[3] RWE Power AG [100%][3] Kernkraftwerk Gundremmingen[3]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
A December 12, 1962[1] August 14, 1966[1] December 1, 1966[1] April 12, 1967[1] January 13, 1977[1]
B July 20, 1976[2] March 9, 1984[2] March 16, 1984[2] July 19, 1984[2] December 31, 2017[2]
C July 20, 1976[3] October 26, 1984[3] November 2, 1984[3] January 18, 1985[3] December 31, 2021[3]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
A 237 MW[1] 237 MW[1] 801 MWt[1]
B 1284 MW[2] 1244 MW[2] 3840 MWt[2]
C 1288 MW[3] 1249 MW[3] 3840 MWt[3]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
A Landkreis Günzburg, Bayern, Germany[4] 48.515, 10.4016 (exact)
B Landkreis Günzburg, Bayern, Germany[4] 48.515, 10.4016 (exact)
C Landkreis Günzburg, Bayern, Germany[4] 48.515, 10.4016 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407011431/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=104. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407011441/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=100. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220729045432/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=102. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://goo.gl/maps/3cZ27YFUx6ZVLRmu9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)