The Kahl plant was the first
nuclear power
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plant ever to be built in Germany. It was located in
Karlstein am Main
Karlstein am Main (officially ''Karlstein a. Main'') is a municipality in the Aschaffenburg (district), Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It is the westernmost settlement ...
and was an (at the time) experimental
boiling water reactor. It was built by
General Electric
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Over the year ...
and supplied by
Siemens
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. At the end of 2008, the demolition works had been finished.
The station was the subject of the 1961 short documentary film, ''
Kahl''.
See also
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Nuclear power in Germany
Nuclear power was used in Germany from the 1960s until it was fully phased out in April 2023.
German nuclear power began with research reactors in the 1950s and 1960s, with the first commercial plant coming online in 1969. By 1990, nuclear powe ...
References
Former nuclear power stations in Germany
Economy of Bavaria
Buildings and structures in Aschaffenburg (district)
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