Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant

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Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant
Official name	Kernkraftwerk Grafenrheinfeld
Country	Germany
Location	Grafenrheinfeld
Coordinates	49°59′2.71″N 10°11′4.81″E / 49.9840861°N 10.1846694°E / 49.9840861; 10.1846694
Status	Demolished
Construction began	January 1, 1975
Commission date	December 21, 1981
Decommission date	28 June 2015
Owner(s)	PreussenElektra
Operator(s)	PreussenElektra
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Reactor supplier	Siemens
Cooling towers	2
Cooling source	River Main
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 1,345 MW
Make and model	Siemens
Nameplate capacity	1,345 MW
Capacity factor	80.0%
Annual net output	9,425 GW·h
External links
Website	Plant's site on E.ON's site
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant (German: Kernkraftwerk Grafenrheinfeld, KKG) is a now-offline electricity-generating facility near Grafenrheinfeld, south of Schweinfurt at the river Main. The plant operated from 1981 to June 28, 2015, when it was taken offline as part of the phase out policy for nuclear power in Germany. As a result of the plant's closure, Germany has relied heavily on coal and natural gas, primarily from Russia, to generate electricity.^[1]