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Unterweser, Germany

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Siemens
Owner	E.On Kernkraft Gmbh
Model	PWR
Operator	E.On Kernkraft Gmbh
Capacity Net	1345 MWe
Capacity Gross	1410 MWe
Capacity Thermal	3900 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 July 1972
Criticality	16 September 1978
Grid Connection	29 September 1978
Commercial Operation	6 September 1979
Shutdown	6 August 2011

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	289.75 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	79.4 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	0	0	0	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0	0
1978	1230	787.7	1268	0	0
1979	1230	8081	7597	92.7	93.3
1980	1230	9272	7832	85.8	89.2
1981	1230	9023.5	7606	83.8	86.8
1982	1230	9114.2	8022	84.6	91.6
1983	1230	8215	7191	76.2	82.1
1984	1230	9483	7908	87.8	90
1985	1230	9931.81	8279	92.2	94.5
1986	1230	7280.83	6254	67.6	71.4
1987	1230	8673.92	7277	80.5	83.1
1988	1230	9108.38	7627	84.3	86.8
1989	1230	9245.56	7873	85.8	89.9
1990	1230	8485	6921	78.8	79
1991	1243	6485.94	5369	60.1	61.3
1992	1230	8731.47	7646	80.8	87
1993	1255	10824.83	8760	98.5	100
1994	1255	7685.92	7039	69.9	80.4
1995	1255	7980.63	6832	72.6	78
1996	1285	9907.73	8055	87.8	91.7
1997	1285	9932.43	8291	88.2	94.6
1998	1285	6618	5217	58.8	59.6
1999	1285	8096.58	6899	71.9	78.8
2000	1345	9615.76	7604	84.5	86.6
2001	1345	10656.72	8378	90.4	95.6
2002	1345	6774.79	5313	57.5	60.6
2003	1345	9254.86	7882	78.6	90
2004	1345	9724.03	7711	82.3	87.8
2005	1345	8890.64	6742	75.5	77
2006	1345	10391.46	8315	88.2	94.9
2007	1345	9076.27	6984	77	79.7
2008	1345	9295.52	7663	78.7	87.2
2009	1345	10028.91	7868	85.1	89.8
2010	1345	10698.9	8179	90.8	93.4
2011	1345	2369.34	1828	34.6	35.9
2012	0	0	0	0	0
Total:		289742.63

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS
Note: "0" signifies a zero value, or no data available

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