Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant
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| Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Owner | E.ON |
| Operator | E.ON |
| Built | January 1, 1975 |
| Start of commercial operation | December 21, 1981 |
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| Reactors active | 1 |
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| Capacity | 1.345 MW |
| Total power generation in 2006 | 9.425 GW·h |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | 9.964 GW·h |
| Net generation | 235.027 GW·h |
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| Website Plant's site on E.ON's site |
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The Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant (German: Kernkraftwerk Grafenrheinfeld, or KKG but the Gösgen plant in Switzerland shares the abbreviation) is located near Grafenrheinfeld, south of Schweinfurt in Main. Commencement of construction was in 1974, start-up took place 1981. It is a German third generation PWR with an electrical net power of 1345 megawatts. E.ON is the operator with a location in Hanover. The two cooling towers with a height of 143 m are visible from far away.
In the very popular anti-nuclear novel, Die Wolke (1987), a fictitious power plant has the same name.
There is an information center at the power station.
Temporary storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel, were built on site.
Coordinates: 49°59′2.71″N 10°11′4.81″E / 49.9840861°N 10.1846694°E
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