Grafenrheinfeld
Grafenrheinfeld | |
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 Town hall | |
_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Grafenrheinfeld
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| Location of Grafenrheinfeld | |
  Grafenrheinfeld  Grafenrheinfeld | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′N 10°12′E / 50.000°N 10.200°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Schweinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–25) | Christian Keller[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,511 |
| • Density | 309.3/km2 (801.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97506 |
| Dialling codes | 09723 |
| Vehicle registration | SW |
| Website | www.grafenrheinfeld.de |
Grafenrheinfeld is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. The municipality is home to the nuclear power station, Grafenrheinfeld, which opened in 1982.
Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Station
[edit]The nuclear power station Grafenrheinfeld (short: KKG - not to confused with the similarly abbreviated nuclear power station Goesgen in Switzerland) is located south of Schweinfurt at the Main. Commencement of construction was 1974, start-up took place 1981. It consists of a 3rd Generation pressurized water reactor ("pre-Konvoi") with an electrical output of 1345 MW. Operator is the E.ON nuclear power GmbH headquartered in Hanover. The two cooling towers with a height of 143 m are visible from far away. The nuclear power station was "power station world champion" in both years 1984 and 1985. In the much discussed anti-nuclear power novel Die Wolke by Gudrun Pausewang, a fictitious nuclear disaster occurs at Grafenrheinfeld, releasing a radioactive cloud which pollutes much of Germany. In the film of the same name, a fictitious plant name is used. Temporary storage facilities for depleted core fuel elements at the location went into use on 1 March 2006.
KFU-Mast
[edit]The KFU (nuclear reactor remote control, German Kernenergiefernüberwachung) mast Grafenrheinfeld is a guyed steel framework mast for the measurement of meteorological parameters and environmental radioactivity. It is visible for a long distance and is outside of the plant area approximately 750 meters south the power station. The KFU-mast is 164 meters high and was built in 1977/78.
References
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- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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