Brunsbuettel
Brunsbuettel, nuclear power plant in Germany, operated one boiling water reactor between 1977 and 2011 and is now shut down.
- Country
- Germany
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- BWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1977
- Operator
- Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel
- Owner
- Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Germany · Vendor: Siemens / Kraftwerk Union · every BWR reactor · how a BWR works
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1977

Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunsbuettel | Boiling water (BWR) | KWU BWR, '69 design line (BWR-69) | Shut down | 771 | 2,292 | Apr 1970 | Jul 1976 | Aug 2011 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Brunsbuettel, a 771 MWe BWR (KWU BWR, '69 design line (BWR-69)), started construction in 1970 and operated from 1976 to 2011.
Operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel.
Owner: Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH.