Dodewaard nuclear power plant

Dodewaard nuclear power plant
The Dodewaard NPP today in its shut down state viewed from the Rhine river bank
Country
  • Netherlands
Location
Coordinates51°53′58″N 5°41′10″E / 51.89944°N 5.68611°E / 51.89944; 5.68611
StatusDecommissioned
Commission date
  • 26 March 1969
Decommission date
  • 26 March 1997
Operator
  • Gemeenschappelijke Kernenergiecentrale Nederland
Nuclear power station
Reactors1
Reactor type
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 60 MW
External links
Websitewww.kcd.nl
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Dodewaard nuclear power plant was a nuclear power plant with a 55 MWe boiling water reactor (BWR) of General Electric in the Dutch town of Dodewaard. The plant halted energy production in 1997. Its final decommissioning has been postponed for a period of 40 years and the plant was placed into a safe enclosure configuration in 2005.