Everything about Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant totally explained
The
Nuclear power station Rheinsberg followed the Rossendorfer research reactor to become the first power producing nuclear reactor in
East Germany. It was built close to the city of
Rheinsberg on the
Stechlinsee. The power station was a part of the first generation of demonstration power reactors.
Start-up
It was decided to commence with the project in 1956, and construction began on
January 1, 1960, first criticality followed on
March 11, 1966 (the reactor was still not pressurized at that time though). Full start-up didn't take place until
May 9 of that year and commercial power production didn't begin until
October 11, 1966.
Achievement
The plant had a single
pressurized water reactor of a Soviet design - the
VVER-210. The gross power of the station was 70 MWe, but 8 MW was required to run plant systems, so the net output to the grid was 62 MWe. The gross power increased later to 75 ME and 80 MW as operating experience increased. The cooling water was taken from the
Nehmitzsee and by a special discharge channel was put into the Stechlinsee. The plant accumulated 130,000 hours of operating time.
Safety
Before the
German reunification in 1990 the power station had been shut down due to safety problems. The plant was already scheduled to be disconnected from the grid in 1992 due to ordinarily reaching the end of its practical life.
Since 1995 the plant has been undergoing
decommissioning activities. These operations are still headed up by the GmbH company that ran the station during its active life. Radioactive materials are moved to a temporary storage facility.
The area is being considered for either "greening" of the site or being turned into an industrial complex once the plant has been dismantled and is determined to be safe.
The worst event at the plant as classified as INES 2, where a tear in tubing in a cooling circuit was noticed quickly and was repaired.
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