This is Grohnde #nuclear power plant. In February 2021 it produced 400 TWh low-carbon electricity since it started in 1984, with no accidents or leaks.
The plant occupies 0.4 km2 and is surrounded by farm fields.
Just for comparison, to replace its nameplate capacity of 1430 MW you would need 286 wind turbines 5 MW each, occupying 476 km2 in total. That's around the area shown on this screenshot, all filled with wind turbines.
But then, that's *nameplate* only, so 100%. In reality, on-shore wind has ~20% capacity factor, so the area needs to be increased 5x to *actually* get the same amount of energy (kWh).
2383 km2 of wind turbines to replace a single 1430 MW nuclear power plant.
@kravietz
Do you happen to know what year Grohnde is closing down?
Or the date when the last German one is supposed to be closed down?
They say December 2021 (!)
@kravietz
Thanks.
Have you seen the excellent map of nuclear plants on interaktiv.morgenpost.de?
Top left is the map activation button.
No, this one?
https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/fukushima-atomkraftwerke-atomausstieg-deutschland/
I can understand basic German but I find it difficult to understand technical language unfortunately...
@kravietz Yes, that one, it's just visual anyway.
You see how many reactors each power plant have. Where they are located on the map and interestingly which ones are being built around the world. (Blue dots)
Ah I didn't realize you can zoom in/zoom out :) BTW Akademik Lomonosov in Russia (far east) has been operational since 2020 already!
