Germany · 50.058, 8.987Großwelzheim
Großwelzheim, nuclear power plant in Germany, operated 2 boiling water reactors between 1962 and 1985 and is now shut down.
It is Germany's oldest nuclear plant, operating since 1962.
- Country
- Germany
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- BWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1962
- Operator
- Heissdampfreaktor-Betriebsgesellschaft · Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl
- Owner
- Heissdampfreaktor-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH · Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl GmbH
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Germany · every BWR reactor · how a BWR works
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Großwelzheim | Boiling water (BWR) | Superheated steam reactor (HDR) (Superheated steam reactor) | Shut down | 25 | — | 1965 | 1970 | 1971 | — |
| Kahl | Boiling water (BWR) | BWR | Shut down | 15 | — | 1958 | 1962 | 1985 | — |
Data: Global Energy Monitor · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Großwelzheim, a 25 MWe BWR (Superheated steam reactor (HDR) (Superheated steam reactor)), started construction in 1965 and operated from 1970 to 1971.
Kahl, a 15 MWe BWR (BWR), started construction in 1958 and operated from 1962 to 1985.
Operator: Heissdampfreaktor-Betriebsgesellschaft (Großwelzheim) · Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl (Kahl).
Owner: Heissdampfreaktor-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (Großwelzheim) · Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl GmbH (Kahl).