THTR-300 nuclear power plant

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Other names: Thorium High-Temperature Reactor

THTR-300 nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for THTR-300 nuclear power plant

Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
Retired	1987	1988	308 MW	High temperature gas reactor	Pebble bed reactor	Hochtemperatur-Kernkraftwerk GmbH [100%]	Hochtemperatur-Kernkraftwerk

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for THTR-300 nuclear power plant

Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
May 3, 1971	September 13, 1983	November 16, 1985	June 1, 1987	September 29, 1988

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for THTR-300 nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
296 MW	296 MW	760 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for THTR-300 nuclear power plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	51.6803, 7.97201 (exact)

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