atw - International Journal for Nuclear Power | 04.2022

atw Vol. 67 (2022) | Ausgabe 4 ı Juli
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Gundremmingen C
REPORT
Operating sequence in 2021
Electrical output in %
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
January February March April May June July August September October November December
In the review period 2021, unit C of Gundremmingen nuclear
100
power plant was operated at full load. A gross total of
11,428,585 80 MWh of electricity was produced in 2021. This was the
best-ever operating result achieved since date of commercial
60
operation.
On 40 9 March 2021 the plant location achieved 700 billion kWh of
gross generation.
20
From 16 October 2021 unit C was in stretch-out operation because
of its permanent shutdown.
0
On 31 December 2021, unit C was permanently shut down due to
the revision of the German Atomic Energy Act in 2011. Since the
100
beginning of commercial operation in 1985, unit C produced, with
a 80time availability of up to 89 %, a gross total of up to
360,000,000 MWh of electricity.
60
Planned shutdowns
40
31 December: Permanent shutdown.
20
0
Unplanned shutdowns and reactor/turbine trip
None.
Power reductions above 10 % and longer than for 24 h
24 – 25 January: period tests (35.3 h).
6 – 9 June: period tests and maintenance work (67.3 h).
5 – 6 September: period tests (36.0 h).
16 October – 31 December: Stretch-out operation.
Delivery of fuel elements
In 2021, no fresh fuel elements were delivered.
Waste management status
In 2021, a total of 23 CASTOR © casks were loaded. Thus, at
the end of 2021, 103 CASTOR © casks with each 52 spent fuel
elements out of units B and C are stored in the local interim
storage.
General points
On 5 May 2021, a recertification audit according to OHRIS
was successfully carried out.
Positionierung:
Bezug, links, unten
X = 20,475 Y = 95,25 B = 173,5 H = 38,2
VGB: HKS6K 30 %
atw: 100 60 0 0
Report
Operating results 2021