Remote-controlled dismantling of a nuclear power plant Kernkraftwerk Niederaichbach (KKN)
- Preussag Noell, Wuerzburg (Germany)
Bavaria was the first in Europe to completely decommission a nuclear power plant and return the site to a green field condition. KKN, the prototype in Niederaichbach (HWGR, 100 MWe), was constructed from 1966 to 1972. During trial runs in 1973 and 1974, the plant operated up to 40% of nominal power and subsequently closed due to problems with the steam generators. The first step of decommission, which took place in 1981, was the transferral of the plant into a {open_quotes}SAFE ENCLOSURE{close_quotes} (IAEA decommissioning stage 1/2) and then completely dismantled in a federal project managed by the Karlsruhe research center, with decommissioning carried out under a {open_quotes}turnkey contract{close_quotes} by a consortium composed of Preussag Noell (leader) and NIS (IAE4 decommissioning stage 3). The first license was applied for in 1980. The project was completed in August 1995 with the planting of a tree on the restored Niederaichbach green field site.
- OSTI ID:
- 476523
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960804-Vol.3; TRN: 97:009064
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SPECTRUM `96: international conference on nuclear and hazardous waste management, Seattle, WA (United States), 18-23 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the international topical meeting on nuclear and hazardous waste management (SPECTRM `96): Volume 3; PB: 843 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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