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Grafenrheinfeld
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Location of Grafenrheinfeld within Schweinfurt district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Lower Franconia |
| District | Schweinfurt |
| Mayor | Walter Weinig |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Population | 3,361 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 296 /km2 (767 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SW |
| Postal code | 97506 |
| Area code | 09723 |
| Website | www.grafenrheinfeld.de |
Grafenrheinfeld is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. The municipality is home to the nuclear power station, Grafenrheinfeld, which opened in 1982.
The nuclear power station Grafenrheinfeld (short: KKG - not to confused with the similarly abbreviated nuclear power station Goesgen in Switzerland) is located south of Schweinfurt at the Main. Commencement of construction was 1974, start-up took place 1981. It consists of a 3rd Generation pressurized water reactor ("pre-Konvoi") with an electrical output of 1345 MW. Operator is the E.ON nuclear power GmbH headquartered in Hanover. The two cooling towers with a height of 143 m are visible from far away. The nuclear power station was "power station world champion" in both years 1984 and 1985. In the much discussed anti-nuclear power novel "Die Wolke" by Gudrun Pausewang, a fictitious nuclear disaster occurs at Grafenrheinfeld, releasing a radioactive cloud which pollutes much of Germany. In the film of the same name, a fictitious plant name is used. Temporary storage facilities for depleted core fuel elements at the location went into use on 1 March 2006.
The KFU (nuclear reactor remote control, German Kernenergiefernüberwachung) mast Grafenrheinfeld is a guyed steel framework mast for the measurement of meteorological parameters and environmental radioactivity. It is visible for a long distance and is outside of the plant area approximately 750 meters south the power station. The KFU-mast is 164 meters high and was built in 1977/78.
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