Kalkar nuclear power plant 1
Cancelled Germany
Gross capacity
327MW
Kalkar nuclear power plant 1 is a fast reactor unit at Kalkar nuclear power plant in Germany rated at 327 MW gross. It is cancelled. Construction started 1 Jan 1972.
Specification
| Reactor type | Fast reactor (FBR) |
|---|---|
| Model | SNR-300 |
| Size class | Large |
| Coolant | Liquid sodium or lead |
| Moderator | None |
| Gross capacity | 327MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Typical enrichment | 15–20% fissile, or plutonium |
Ownership & location
| Site | Kalkar nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51.7637, 6.3272 |
| Cancelled | 1991 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Mixed oxide or metallic fuel
Enrichment
15–20% fissile, or plutonium
Who makes this assembly
- TVEL Fuel Company Fast reactor fuel, including MOX
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.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Jan 1972Construction start
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release — CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-14
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) — CC BY-SA 4.0 — linked, not quoted