Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant

Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant (German: Kernkraftwerk Brokdorf, or KBR) is close to the municipality of Brokdorf in Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It started in October 1986 by a first-of-its-kind joint venture between PreussenElektra AG and Hamburgische Elektrizitäts-Werke AG. During the construction phase in the 1970s and 1980s there were violent protests against nuclear power at the location.[1]

Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant
Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant
Country	Germany
Location	Brokdorf, Steinburg
Coordinates	53°51′03″N 9°20′41″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1975
Commission date	October 14, 1986
Owner(s)	PreussenElektra (80%) Vattenfall Europe (20%)
Operator(s)	PreussenElektra
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Reactor supplier	Siemens
Cooling source	Elbe River
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 1,440 MW
Make and model	Siemens
Nameplate capacity	1,440 MW
Capacity factor	90.8%
Annual net output	11,459 GW·h
External links
Website	www.preussenelektra.de/en/our-powerplants/kraftwerkbrokdorf.html
Commons	Related media on Commons

Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH owns 20% and PreussenElektra GmbH owns 80% of the plant.

The plant is a pressurized water reactor with uranium dioxide fuel elements, which are used in degrees of enrichment of 1.9%, 2.5% and 3.5%. It also uses MOX fuel. There are 193 fuel assemblies In the reactor, with a total heavy-metal weight of 103 tons. The power station has a thermal output of 3765 MW, as well as an electrical output of 1440 MW. It belongs to the 3rd PWR generation[2] in Germany. With a net generation of just under 12 billion a kWh, it was the worldwide leader in 2005.[3]

The decommissioning of the plant is planned for 2021.[4]