Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant

Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant
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CountryGermany, formerly East Germany
Coordinates53°8′49.17″N 12°59′24.54″E / 53.1469917°N 12.9901500°E / 53.1469917; 12.9901500
StatusDecommissioned
Construction began1956
Commission dateOctober 11, 1966
Decommission dateJune 1, 1990
OperatorEnergiewerke Nord
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeVVER
Power generation
Units decommissioned1 x 70 MW
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Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Station (German: Kernkraftwerk Rheinsberg, KKR) was the second nuclear reactor in East Germany after the Rossendorf Research Reactor, and the first nuclear power reactor in East Germany. It was built close to the city of Rheinsberg on the Stechlinsee. The power station was one of the first generation of demonstration power reactors.

Control room in 1966
Engraving on 10 Mark DDR banknote