Kernkraftwerk Zwentendorf

Om museet

On 4 April 1972 construction began in Zwentendorf an der Donau of Austria's first nuclear power plant, a boiling water reactor with a planned gross output of 730 megawatts. After about four years the plant was finished, and even the fuel elements were already stored on site.

At the same time, opposition grew: an initiative of anti-nuclear campaigners mobilised hundreds of thousands, and in 1977 mothers from Vorarlberg went on hunger strike in front of the Federal Chancellery. The government under Bruno Kreisky let the people decide – and in the Second Republic's first referendum on 5 November 1978, 50.47 percent voted against commissioning. In December the Atomsperrgesetz banned nuclear power plants in Austria.

The plant never went online; by the time of its liquidation in 1985 it had cost over a billion euros. Plans for a gas-fired power plant, a theme park or a museum were not realised. In 2005 the Lower Austrian energy supplier EVN took over the plant. Since then it has served as a training centre for the dismantling of nuclear power plants, as a film and event venue, and is shown on guided tours. The reactor, control rod drive room, condensation chamber and control room have been preserved in their original condition; a photovoltaic installation has also been built on the site.

Højdepunkter

• Reactor pressure vessel and reactor building in original condition
• Control rod drive room beneath the reactor
• Control room of the plant that never went into operation
• Condensation chamber and dry storage for fuel elements
• Contemporary history of the 1978 referendum

Permanent udstilling

• AKW Tour – Two-hour tour through the power plant that was never put into operation, with the reactor building, control rod drive room, condensation chamber and control room.

Ejer

EVN Wärmekraftwerke GmbH (EVN AG)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

The tours for individuals (max. 2 people per registration) and one weekly school tour are free of charge, but in high demand; places are released weekly on the online portal.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Tours for people with special needs are currently not offered; during the tour several floors must be climbed on foot via stairs. Sturdy footwear is required.

Børn og familie

Ikke egnet til børnAnbefales fra 15 år

• Familieomvisninger & workshops: findes ikke
• Barnevognsvenlig: findes ikke

For safety reasons only young people aged 15 and over may take part in the tours. School classes can prepare in advance online with the "Superbrain" quiz.

Transport & parkering

The power plant is about 40 km from Vienna on the Danube; the website does not give directions.

Service & spisesteder

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 130 personer.

Seminar rooms in the administration building, the largest being the Bruno-Kreisky-Saal with terrace (up to 130 seats in cinema-style seating); exclusive nuclear power plant tours as a supporting programme; also usable as a film location.

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