THTR-300
The THTR-300 was a thorium cycle high-temperature nuclear reactor rated at 300 MW electric in Hamm-Uentrop, West Germany. It started operating in 1983, synchronized with the grid in 1985, operated at full power in February 1987 and was shut down on 1 September 1989.Photo: ChNPP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: thorium nuclear reactor in Germany
- Also known as: “THTR 300 (stillgelegt)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westfalen power station and Schmehauser Mersch.
Westfalen power station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westfalen power station is situated 230 metres west of THTR-300.
Schmehauser Mersch
Nature reserve
Photo: Reckmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schmehauser Mersch is a nature reserve.
Sri-Kamadchi-Ampal-Tempel
Hindu temple
Photo: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sri-Kamadchi-Ampal-Tempel is a Hindu temple, which is situated 1½ km northwest of THTR-300.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lippborg and Dolberg.
Lippborg
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lippborg is a suburb, which is situated 5 km east of THTR-300.
Dolberg
Village
Photo: NordNordWest, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Dolberg is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of THTR-300.
Welver
Village
Photo: Stephan Hense, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Welver is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Welver is situated 7 km south of THTR-300.
THTR-300
- Categories: nuclear power plant, very-high-temperature reactor, thorium reactor, building, and industry
- Location: Hamm, Arnsberg, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.67939° or 51° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
7.97173° or 7° 58′ 18″ eastOpen location code
9F39MXHC+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 333978595OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q566211
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“THTR-300” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “THTR 300”
- Afrikaans: “THTR-300”
- Arabic: “تي إتش تي آر 300”
- Chinese: “THTR-300反應堆”
- Chinese: “釷高溫反應堆-300”
- Chinese: “钍高温反应堆-300”
- Dutch: “THTR-300”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Hamm-Uentrop”
- French: “THTR-300”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Hamm-Uentrop”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk THTR-300”
- German: “Thorium-Hochtemperaturreaktor”
- German: “THTR 300”
- German: “THTR Hamm-Uentrop”
- German: “THTR-300”
- German: “THTR”
- Hungarian: “THTR-300”
- Hungarian: “THTR–300”
- Indonesian: “THTR-300 (reaktor nuklir thorium)”
- Indonesian: “THTR-300 (reaktor nuklir torium)”
- Indonesian: “THTR-300”
- Japanese: “原子力発電所THTR-300”
- Russian: “АЭС THTR-300”
- Ukrainian: “THTR-300”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС THTR-300”
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