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
MWe
|
15
MWe
|
16
MWe
|
60
MWt
|
|
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 2023-10-02