goingcritical:grafenrheinfeldGermany · Power reactor
Grafenrheinfeld
Status: Shut down reached first criticality December 9, 1981 Reactor status full glossary → Announced Publicly announced — a site and design are proposed, but construction has not begun. Site preparation Early site and civil works are under way; the first safety-related ("nuclear") concrete has not yet been poured. Under construction Formal construction has begun, marked by the first nuclear concrete. Fuel loaded Nuclear fuel has been loaded into the core. The reactor is fuelled but has not yet gone critical. Critical Has reached first criticality — a self-sustaining chain reaction, usually at low power — but is not yet connected to the grid. Grid connected Synchronised to the electrical grid and exporting power for the first time, but still in commissioning and power-ascension testing — not yet in commercial service. In commercial operation — the operator has formally declared the unit in regular commercial service. Shut down Permanently shut down and no longer generating; may be defuelled, undergoing decommissioning, or preserved in place. Canceled Abandoned before completion.
Site: Grafenrheinfeld, Bavaria
Shut down on 27 June 2015, the first German reactor retired after the 2011 phase-out decision took effect
Details
| Design | Siemens/KWU PWR |
| Electrical output | 1,275 MWe |
Milestone history
- Announced —
- Construction start January 1, 1975
- Fuel load —
- First criticality December 9, 1981
- Grid connection December 30, 1981
- Commercial operation June 17, 1982