Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-69 |
| Owner | Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy Gmbh (66.6%) E.On Kernkraft Gmbh (33.3%) |
| Operator | Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel Gmbh & Co. Ohg |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 15 April 1970 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Wednesday, 23 June 1976 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 13 July 1976 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 9 February 1977 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Saturday, 6 August 2011 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 771 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 806 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2292 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 770 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 770 | 2112 | 1032.20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 770 | 4547 | 3313.80 | 50.40 | 47.40 | 47.40 | 47.40 | 47.40 |
| 1978 | 770 | 3405 | 2333.50 | 38.90 | 34.50 | 40.70 | 34.60 | 40.70 |
| 1979 | 770 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.70 | 0.00 | 26.80 |
| 1980 | 770 | 1354 | 714.90 | 15.40 | 11.30 | 22.80 | 10.60 | 22.60 |
| 1981 | 770 | 7432 | 4462.40 | 84.80 | 66.40 | 31.60 | 66.20 | 31.50 |
| 1982 | 770 | 5007 | 3439.20 | 57.20 | 51.10 | 34.90 | 51.00 | 34.80 |
| 1983 | 770 | 3241 | 2416.00 | 37.00 | 34.20 | 34.80 | 35.80 | 34.90 |
| 1984 | 770 | 7549 | 5334.00 | 85.90 | 78.90 | 40.40 | 78.90 | 40.50 |
| 1985 | 770 | 7661 | 5625.31 | 87.40 | 83.10 | 45.20 | 83.40 | 45.30 |
| 1986 | 771 | 7802 | 5630.91 | 89.10 | 86.10 | 49.30 | 83.40 | 49.10 |
| 1987 | 771 | 7837 | 5233.83 | 89.50 | 85.90 | 52.70 | 77.50 | 51.70 |
| 1988 | 771 | 7800 | 5085.31 | 88.80 | 85.40 | 55.40 | 75.10 | 53.70 |
| 1989 | 771 | 6730 | 4097.17 | 76.80 | 71.60 | 56.70 | 60.70 | 54.20 |
| 1990 | 771 | 8527 | 4780.32 | 97.30 | 93.80 | 59.40 | 70.80 | 55.40 |
| 1991 | 771 | 6317 | 3819.30 | 72.10 | 61.20 | 59.50 | 56.60 | 55.50 |
| 1992 | 771 | 5425 | 3487.35 | 61.80 | 57.40 | 59.40 | 51.50 | 55.20 |
| 1993 | 771 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.80 | 0.00 | 52.00 |
| 1994 | 771 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 52.70 | 0.00 | 49.10 |
| 1995 | 771 | 4750 | 3001.03 | 54.20 | 51.30 | 52.60 | 44.40 | 48.80 |
| 1996 | 771 | 7255 | 4696.35 | 82.60 | 74.70 | 53.80 | 69.30 | 49.90 |
| 1997 | 771 | 8760 | 5102.94 | 100.00 | 97.40 | 55.80 | 75.60 | 51.10 |
| 1998 | 771 | 5712 | 3993.89 | 65.20 | 64.70 | 56.20 | 59.10 | 51.50 |
| 1999 | 771 | 8290 | 6219.82 | 94.60 | 93.60 | 57.90 | 92.10 | 53.20 |
| 2000 | 771 | 8295 | 5784.80 | 94.40 | 93.80 | 59.40 | 85.40 | 54.60 |
| 2001 | 771 | 8202 | 5764.31 | 93.60 | 86.80 | 60.50 | 85.40 | 55.80 |
| 2002 | 771 | 1167 | 859.99 | 13.30 | 13.10 | 58.70 | 12.70 | 54.20 |
| 2003 | 771 | 6688 | 4905.81 | 76.40 | 76.30 | 59.30 | 72.60 | 54.80 |
| 2004 | 771 | 6504 | 4873.18 | 74.00 | 73.30 | 59.80 | 72.00 | 55.50 |
| 2005 | 771 | 7989 | 6027.24 | 91.20 | 89.00 | 60.80 | 89.20 | 56.60 |
| 2006 | 771 | 7958 | 5967.39 | 90.80 | 88.50 | 61.80 | 88.40 | 57.70 |
| 2007 | 771 | 3362 | 2487.87 | 38.40 | 38.20 | 61.00 | 36.80 | 57.00 |
| 2008 | 771 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 59.10 | 0.00 | 55.20 |
| 2009 | 771 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 57.30 | 0.00 | 53.50 |
| 2010 | 771 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.60 | 0.00 | 52.00 |
| 2011 | 771 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 54.70 | 0.00 | 51.10 |