Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant
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The Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant (German: Kernkraftwerk Grafenrheinfeld, or KKG but the Gösgen plant
in Switzerland
shares the abbreviation) is located near Grafenrheinfeld
, south of Schweinfurt
in Main. Commencement of construction was in 1974, start-up took place 1981. It is a German third generation PWR with an electrical net power of 1345 megawatts. E.ON
is the operator with a location in Hanover. The two cooling towers with a height of 143 m are visible from far away. Like with almost all other nuclear plants, temporary storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel are present on site. There is an information center at the power station.
In the anti-nuclear children's book Die Wolke (1987), the power plant undergoes a fictional meltdown.
Goesgen Nuclear Power Plant
The Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant is located in the Däniken municipality on a loop of the Aar river. It is operated by the ad hoc society Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG.- Construction :The first discussions about the construction of the third Swiss nuclear power plant started in 1966...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
shares the abbreviation) is located near Grafenrheinfeld
Grafenrheinfeld
Grafenrheinfeld is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. The municipality is home to the nuclear power station, Grafenrheinfeld, which opened in 1982.-Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Station:...
, south of Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.- History :...
in Main. Commencement of construction was in 1974, start-up took place 1981. It is a German third generation PWR with an electrical net power of 1345 megawatts. E.ON
E.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
is the operator with a location in Hanover. The two cooling towers with a height of 143 m are visible from far away. Like with almost all other nuclear plants, temporary storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel are present on site. There is an information center at the power station.
In the anti-nuclear children's book Die Wolke (1987), the power plant undergoes a fictional meltdown.