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Dodewaard nuclear power plant

Retired Netherlands
Gross capacity
60MW

Dodewaard nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Dodewaard nuclear power plant in Netherlands rated at 60 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 26 Mar 1969.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelGE design
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity60MW
Net capacity (reference)55MW
Net capacity (design)54MW
Thermal output183MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteDodewaard nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryNetherlands
OwnerBV Gemeenschappelijke Kernenergiecentrale Nederland (BV GKN)100%
OperatorBV Gemeenschappelijke Kernenergiecentrale Nederland (BV GKN)
Coordinates 51.8998, 5.6868
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 1 May 1965Construction start
  2. 24 Jun 1968First criticality
  3. 18 Oct 1968Grid connection
  4. 26 Mar 1969Commercial operation
  5. 26 Mar 1997Permanent shutdown

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