Biblis Nuclear Power Plant

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Biblis Nuclear Power Plant
Unit A, seen from South-West with two cooling towers
Country	Germany
Location	Biblis
Coordinates	49°42′36″N 8°24′55″E / 49.71000°N 8.41528°E / 49.71000; 8.41528
Status	Closed since 18 March 2011
Construction began	1969
Commission date	August 25, 1974
Decommission date	2011
Operator(s)	RWE
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Reactor supplier	Siemens
Cooling towers	4
Cooling source	Rhine River
Power generation
Make and model	Siemens
Units decommissioned	1 x 1,255 MW 1 x 1,300 MW
Nameplate capacity	2,525 MW
Capacity factor	69.2%
Annual net output	15,306 GW·h
External links
Website	Site c/o RWE
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Biblis Nuclear Power Plant is in the South Hessian municipality of Biblis and consists of two units: unit A with a gross output of 1200 megawatts and unit B with a gross output of 1300 megawatts. Both units are pressurized water reactors. The operator of this power plant is the German RWE Power AG, an electrical utility based in Essen. Unit A began operation on July 16, 1974, and entered commercial service on August 25, 1974; unit B reached criticality on March 25, 1976^{[citation needed]}. Both units now are shut down indefinitely for political reasons (Atomausstieg).

Biblis is the partner power station of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant^{[citation needed]}.