Emsland Nuclear Power Station was a nuclear reactor located in the district of Emsland, Germany just south of the Lingen Nuclear Power Plant. The reactor had 193 fuel elements totaling a core weight of 103 tons. It had a Konvoi type reactor. It was owned by RWE Power AG.
| Emsland Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 Emsland Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Location | Emsland |
| Coordinates | 52°28′27.23″N 07°19′04.29″E / 52.4742306°N 7.3178583°E |
| Status | Shut down |
| Construction began | 10 August 1982 |
| Commission date | 20 June 1988 |
| Decommission date | 15 April 2023 |
| Owner(s) | 87.5% RWE 12.5% PreussenElektra |
| Operator(s) | KKW Lippe-Ems |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Siemens |
| Cooling towers | 1 |
| Cooling source | Ems River |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 1,363 MW |
| Make and model | Siemens |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,363 MW |
| Capacity factor | 93.4% |
| Annual net output | 11,148 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | in German |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
There were no events higher than 0 in the INES scale.[1]
As part of the nuclear power phase-out, it was taken out of service on April 15, 2023.[2][3] The majority of the power generated by the Emsland Nuclear power plant will be replaced by the burning of coal and other fossil fuels primarily from Russia.[4]
References edit
- ^ "RWE AG - CR-Kennzahlen 2011". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
- ^ Handelsblatt.com: „Atomkraft konnte die Versprechungen nie einlösen“ – Deutschland beendet das Kernkraft-Zeitalter (german), April 2023
- ^ Tagesschau.de: Nukleare Risiken bleiben (german), April 2023
- ^ Willa, Rubin (December 20, 2022). "Facing an energy crisis, Germans stock up on candles". Npr. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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