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VAK KAHL
Decommissioning Completed
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
BWR
BWR
VERSUCHSATOMKRAFTWERK KAHL GMBH
VERSUCHSATOMKRAFTWERK KAHL GMBH
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
15
MW
e
15
MW
e
16
MW
e
60
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Jul, 1958
N/A
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
N/A
N/A
Permanent Shutdown Date
25 Nov, 1985
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
2.05 TW.h
59.7 %
67.8 %
40.3 %
58.3 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1985
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1961
Data from a trial operation not provided
1962
Data Not Provided
1963
"
1964
"
1965
"
1966
"
1967
"
1968
"
1969
"
1970
"
1971
114.700
16
7550
86.2
85.0
NC
81.8
NC
1972
0.000
16
0
1973
46.800
16
3243
37.0
35.6
NC
33.4
NC
1974
86.500
16
5938
67.8
61.7
NC
61.7
NC
1975
71.900
16
4612
52.6
52.2
NC
51.3
NC
1976
101.600
15
6557
74.6
71.9
NC
77.1
NC
1977
100.900
15
6466
73.8
72.7
NC
76.8
NC
1978
51.900
15
4613
52.7
40.4
NC
39.5
NC
1979
75.000
15
6890
78.6
60.2
53.1
57.1
52.9
1980
81.000
15
6743
76.8
68.6
54.6
61.5
53.7
1981
75.000
12
6569
75.0
69.6
55.6
71.4
55.0
1982
83.000
15
7687
87.8
64.5
56.4
63.2
55.7
1983
73.000
12
6632
75.7
69.4
57.2
69.4
56.5
1984
93.000
15
7695
87.6
82.8
59.0
70.6
57.5
1985
83.080
15
7420
94.1
70.2
59.7
70.2
58.3
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
NC – cumulative values not calculated when more than 50% of required data is missing in PRIS
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-04-22
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