Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant

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Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant
Kernkraftwerk Unterweser fotogrfiert von der Weser.jpg
CountryGermany
Coordinates53°25′39.72″N 8°28′48.71″E / 53.4277000°N 8.4801972°E / 53.4277000; 8.4801972Coordinates: 53°25′39.72″N 8°28′48.71″E / 53.4277000°N 8.4801972°E / 53.4277000; 8.4801972
StatusBeing decommissioned
Construction beganJuly 1, 1972
Commission dateSeptember 29, 1978
Owner(s)PreussenElektra
Operator(s)E.ON Edit this on Wikidata
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Cooling sourceWeser River
Cooling towersno
Power generation
Units operational1 × 1,410 MW
Nameplate capacity1,410 MW
Capacity factor72.0%
Annual net output8,891 GW·h
Website
Official site

The nuclear power station Unterweser is a nuclear power plant in Kleinensiel (Municipality of Stadland), close to Nordenham.

When it first started up, it was the largest nuclear reactor in the world. It has 193 fuel assemblies.

Unterweser was one of the seven reactors shut down on 17 March 2011 (although actual shutdown was several days later) pending the results of a three-month moratorium on nuclear power. On 30 May 2011, the German government announced that Unterweser would not be returning to operation following the moratorium and would be decommissioned.

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