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Rheinsberg

Status: Shut down reached first criticality March 1, 1966 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. Operating 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.

Developer: Energiewerke Nord (formerly VEB Kernkraftwerk Rheinsberg)

Site: Rheinsberg, Brandenburg

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Rheinsberg, Brandenburg53.1470° N, 12.9902° E
Summary:

East Germany's first nuclear power plant, a small Soviet VVER-70 prototype PWR. Permanently shut down on 1 June 1990 around German reunification.

Details

DesignVVER-70 (V-2) PWR
Electrical output62 MWe

Milestone history

  1. Announced —
  2. Construction start January 1, 1960
  3. Fuel load —
  4. First criticality March 1, 1966
  5. Grid connection May 6, 1966
  6. Commercial operation October 11, 1966

References

  1. World Nuclear Association reactor database, Rheinsberg
  2. Wikipedia, Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant