Details

Reactor Type Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR)
Model BWR
Owner Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl Gmbh
Operator Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl Gmbh

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 July 1958
First Criticality Sunday, 13 November 1960
First Grid Connection Saturday, 17 June 1961
Commercial Operation Thursday, 1 February 1962
Permanent Shutdown Monday, 25 November 1985

Specifications

Capacity Net 15 MWe
Capacity Gross 16 MWe
Thermal Capacity 60 MWt
Design Net Capacity 15 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 (%)
1961 - - - - - - - -
1962 - - - - - - - -
1963 - - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - -
1971 16 7550 114.70 86.20 85.00 - 81.80 -
1972 16 0 0.00 - - - - -
1973 16 3243 46.80 37.00 35.60 - 33.40 -
1974 16 5938 86.50 67.80 61.70 - 61.70 -
1975 16 4612 71.90 52.60 52.20 - 51.30 -
1976 15 6557 101.60 74.60 71.90 - 77.10 -
1977 15 6466 100.90 73.80 72.70 - 76.80 -
1978 15 4613 51.90 52.70 40.40 - 39.50 -
1979 15 6890 75.00 78.60 60.20 53.10 57.10 52.90
1980 15 6743 81.00 76.80 68.60 54.60 61.50 53.70
1981 12 6569 75.00 75.00 69.60 55.60 71.40 55.00
1982 15 7687 83.00 87.80 64.50 56.40 63.20 55.70
1983 12 6632 73.00 75.70 69.40 57.20 69.40 56.50
1984 15 7695 93.00 87.60 82.80 59.00 70.60 57.50
1985 15 7420 83.08 94.10 70.20 59.70 70.20 58.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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