Kahl Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear power plant in Germany
50°3′32.83″N 8°59′14.2″E / 50.0591194°N 8.987278°E / 50.0591194; 8.987278StatusDecommissionedConstruction began1958Commission dateJuly 17, 1961Decommission dateNovember 25, 1985Operator(s)VAK KahlPower generation Units decommissioned1 x 16 MWAnnual net output83 GWh (in 1985)External linksCommonsRelated media on Commons
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The Kahl plant was the first nuclear power plant ever to be built in Germany.[1] It was located in Karlstein am Main and was an (at the time) experimental boiling water reactor. It was built by General Electric and supplied by Siemens. At the end of 2008, the demolition works had been finished.

The station was the subject of the 1961 short documentary film, Kahl.[2]

The plant in 2005.

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References

  1. ^ "Decommissioning in Germany - Nuclear Engineering International". www.neimagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. ^ KAHL. German Films Service, accessed Jan 2023 (archived)
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