Emsland_Nuclear_Power_Plant

Emsland Nuclear Power Plant

Emsland Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear power plant in Germany

Emsland Nuclear Power Station was a nuclear reactor located in the district of Emsland, Germany just south of the Lingen Nuclear Power Plant. The reactor had 193 fuel elements totaling a core weight of 103 tons. It had a Konvoi [de] type reactor. It was owned by RWE Power AG.

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There were no events higher than 0 in the INES scale.[1]

As part of the nuclear power phase-out, it was taken out of service on April 15, 2023.[2][3] The majority of the power generated by the Emsland Nuclear power plant will be replaced by the burning of coal and other fossil fuels primarily from Russia.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "RWE AG - CR-Kennzahlen 2011". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    Handelsblatt.com: „Atomkraft konnte die Versprechungen nie einlösen“ – Deutschland beendet das Kernkraft-Zeitalter (german), April 2023
  3. [3]
    Tagesschau.de: Nukleare Risiken bleiben (german), April 2023
  4. [4]
    Willa, Rubin (December 20, 2022). "Facing an energy crisis, Germans stock up on candles". Npr. Retrieved May 22, 2023.


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