Brunsbuttel, Germany

Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Permanent Shutdown
DETAILS
Reactor TypeCommercial Reactor
ProcessBWR
VendorAEG
Owner1. (66,6%) Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy Gmbh2. (33,3%) E.On Kernkraft Gmbh
ModelBWR-69
OperatorKernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel Gmbh
Capacity Net771 MWe
Capacity Gross806 MWe
Capacity Thermal2292 MWt
 
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction15 April 1970
Criticality23 June 1976
Grid Connection13 July 1976
Commercial Operation9 February 1977
Shutdown6 August 2011
 
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life120.37 TWh
Capacity Factor Life51.1 %