Muehleberg nuclear power plant

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Other names: Mühleberg

Muehleberg nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Bern-Mittelland administrative district, Bernese Mittelland administrative region, Bern, Switzerland.

Project Details

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

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Cancellation year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
1	Retired	1972	2019	–	390 MW	Boiling water reactor	BWR-4	BKW Energie AG [100%]	BKW Energie
2	Cancelled	–	–	2011	1600 MW	Unknown	unknown	–	–

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

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
1	March 1, 1967	March 8, 1971	July 1, 1971	November 6, 1972	December 20, 2019

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

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1	373 MW	306 MW	1097 MWt

Location

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

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Bern-Mittelland administrative district, Bernese Mittelland administrative region, Bern, Switzerland	46.9689, 7.2684 (exact)
2	Bern-Mittelland administrative district, Bernese Mittelland administrative region, Bern, Switzerland	46.9689, 7.2684 (exact)

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