Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant

Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant
Location of Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant in Germany
Country Germany
Coordinates 53°25′39.72″N 8°28′48.71″E / 53.4277000°N 8.4801972°E / 53.4277000; 8.4801972Coordinates: 53°25′39.72″N 8°28′48.71″E / 53.4277000°N 8.4801972°E / 53.4277000; 8.4801972
Construction began July 1, 1972
Commission date September 29, 1978
Operator(s) E.ON
Nuclear power station
Cooling source Weser River
Cooling towers no
Power generation
Units operational 1 × 1,410 MW
Average generation 8,891 GWh
Website
Official site

The nuclear power station Unterweser is a nuclear power plant in Kleinensiel (Municipality of Stadland), close to Nordenham.

When it first started up, it was the largest nuclear reactor in the world. It has 193 fuel assemblies.

Unterweser was one of the seven reactors shut down on 17 March 2011 (although actual shutdown was several days later) pending the results of a three-month moratorium on nuclear power. On 30 May 2011, the German government announced that Unterweser would not be returning to operation following the moratorium and would be decommissioned.

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