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KNK II

2 reactors FBR · PHWR, in service since 1966.

Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
2
0 operating
First start-up
1966
KNK II
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Units

UnitTypeModelStatusMWeMWtConstruction startGrid connectionClosureLoad factor
KNK IIFast breeder (FBR)Shut down1758Sep 1974Apr 1978Aug 1991
MZFRPressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU)PHWRShut down52200Dec 1961Mar 1966May 3, 1984

Operator: Kernkraftwerk-Betriebsgesellschaft MBH.

Owner: Karlsruhe Institute For Technology (KNK II) · Kerntechnische Entsorgung Karlsruhe GMBH (MZFR).

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