Brokdorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg , in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany . It is located on the bank of the Elbe river, approx. 20 km east before the river flows into the North Sea . As of December 2019, the total population of Brokdorf was 965 residents.
7-516: Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant (German: Kernkraftwerk Brokdorf, or KBR) is a Power Plant close to the municipality of Brokdorf in Steinburg , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany that shut down on New Year's Eve 2021. It started in October 1986 by a first-of-its-kind joint venture between PreussenElektra AG and Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke , since 2002 part of Vattenfall . During the construction phase in
14-719: A light-water nuclear power reactor at Brokdorf, 45 miles northwest of Hamburg, began in the late 1960s, and concerns about the Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant proposal became a public issue in November 1973, when several nuclear power reactors were already operating in Germany. During construction in the 1970s and 1980s there were violent protests about Brokdorf by opponents . The largest onsite demonstrations were in November 1976, February 1977, January 1981 and June 1986. In November 1976, more than 30,000 people demonstrated against
21-399: A total heavy-metal weight of 103 tons. The power station has a thermal output of 3765 MW, as well as an electrical output of 1440 MW. It belongs to the 3rd PWR generation in Germany. With a net generation of just under 12 billion kWh, it was the worldwide leader in 2005. In May 2021, the 1,400 MW HVDC subsea power cable NordLink between Norway and Germany's Wilster substation near Brokdorf
28-411: The 1970s and 1980s there were violent protests against nuclear power at the location. Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH owns 20% and PreussenElektra GmbH owns 80% of the plant. The plant is a pressurized water reactor with uranium dioxide fuel elements, which are used in degrees of enrichment of 1.9%, 2.5% and 3.5%. It also uses MOX fuel . There are 193 fuel assemblies In the reactor, with
35-628: The Brokdorf project. These protests led to a construction stop in October 1977, which was formally justified by the lack of a disposal strategy for spent fuel. Brokdorf had become a powerful symbol of the German anti-nuclear movement . February 1977, 6,500 riot police and 2,000 border guard officers were mobilized from across the Federal Republic of Germany . Altogether, over 1,000 vehicles, including water cannons , armored cars and other, were used by
42-633: The authorities in Brokdorf. Roadblocks were erected throughout Germany, and people entering through the Danish and Dutch border were questioned in regards to their intentions. When construction was about to resume in February 1981, about 100,000 people demonstrated against the project, confronting a police contingent of more than 10,000. At the time, this was the biggest police operation in West German history. More confrontations and political wrangling followed, but
49-588: Was opened. With almost the same transmission power, Norwegian hydro power can replace Brokdorf nuclear power, or surplus German renewable power can help Norway save hydro power. As planned since 2011 in the German nuclear phase out , the Brokdorf plant was shut down on 31 December 2021. The closure of the plant has forced Germany to rely on coal and natural gas, primarily from Russia, to generate electricity. [REDACTED] Media related to Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant at Wikimedia Commons Brokdorf The planning for
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