Germany · 49.097, 8.440KNK II
KNK II, nuclear power plant in Germany, operated 2 reactors: 1 fast breeder and 1 pressurized heavy water between 1966 and 1991 and is now shut down.
- Country
- Germany
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- FBR · PHWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1966
- Operator
- Kernkraftwerk-Betriebsgesellschaft
- Owner
- Karlsruhe Institute For Technology · Kerntechnische Entsorgung Karlsruhe GmbH
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Germany · Vendor: Siemens / Kraftwerk Union · every FBR reactor · how a FBR works · every PHWR reactor · how a PHWR works
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
2
0 operating
First start-up
1966
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNK II | Fast breeder (FBR) | — | Shut down | 17 | 58 | Sep 1974 | Apr 1978 | Aug 1991 | — |
| MZFR | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | — | Shut down | 52 | 200 | Dec 1961 | Mar 1966 | May 3, 1984 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
KNK II, a 17 MWe FBR, started construction in 1974 and operated from 1978 to 1991.
MZFR, a 52 MWe PHWR, started construction in 1961 and operated from 1966 to 1984.
Operator: Kernkraftwerk-Betriebsgesellschaft.
Owner: Karlsruhe Institute For Technology (KNK II) · Kerntechnische Entsorgung Karlsruhe GmbH (MZFR).