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Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant

Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant
Map
CountryGermany
Coordinates49°15′9″N 8°26′11″E / 49.25250°N 8.43639°E / 49.25250; 8.43639
StatusUndergoing decommissioning
Construction began1970
Commission dateMay 7, 1979
Decommission dateDecember 31, 2019
OperatorEnBW
Cooling towers2
Cooling source Rhine River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 1,402 MW
Capacity factor89.3%
Annual net output17,845 GWh
External links
WebsiteSite of EnBW
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant is located in Philippsburg, Karlsruhe (district), Germany. The plant was operated by EnBW Kernkraft GmbH. As part of Germany's phase out of nuclear energy (Atomausstieg), unit 1 was shut down in 2011 and unit 2 in 2019. Demolition of conventional structures began in January 2020. The process of decommissioning is underway as of January 2020 beginning with defueling and dismantling of primary coolant lines. The plants operator EnBW expects the decommissioning process to take around 10-15 years. [1]

  1. ^ "German reactor enters decommissioning : Corporate - World Nuclear News".

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