Pre-Konvoi

The term means that these units were produced and constructed before the manufacturer, Kraftwerk Union AG (KWU), switched over to a standardized design for this type of pressurized water reactor.

[1][2] Pre-Konvoi plants include: Brokdorf, Grafenrheinfeld, Grohnde and Philippsburg unit 2.

This is also the location of the only Pre-Konvoi reactor being built; Unit 3 at the Angra Nuclear Power Plant has been in various stages in construction since 1984.

[3] Most of these large 1300 MW reactors were built between 1982 and 1986 by Kraftwerk Union (KWU).

Compared to the previous generation of, the Pre-Konvoi plants have some safety improvements.

The Grohnde Nuclear Power Station operated a Pre-Konvoi reactor until it was decommissioned in 2021.