Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant
Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Country | Germany |
Coordinates | 49°15′9″N 8°26′11″E / 49.25250°N 8.43639°ECoordinates: 49°15′9″N 8°26′11″E / 49.25250°N 8.43639°E |
Status | Decommissioned |
Construction began | 1970 |
Commission date | May 7, 1979 |
Decommission date | December 31, 2019 |
Operator(s) | EnBW |
Cooling towers | 2 |
Cooling source | Rhine River |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity |
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Capacity factor | 89.3% |
Annual net output | 17,845 GWh |
External links | |
Website | Site of EnBW |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The site of the now decommissioned Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant is located in Philippsburg in Karlsruhe (district), Germany. The plant was operated by . As part of Germany's phase out of nuclear energy (Atomausstieg), unit 1 was decommissioned in 2011 and unit 2 in 2019. Demolition of the plant began in January 2020.
History[]
For the first unit, parts made for the cancelled Wyhl plant were used. The second unit was originally planned to be a BWR as well but plans later changed. Final disconnection for both units was scheduled for 2011 for unit 1 and 2017 for unit 2, but as of 2010 had been changed to 2026 and 2032 respectively.[1]
Following the incident at the Fukushima plant in Japan reactor 1 was closed on 17 March 2011 for a three-month moratorium on nuclear power. The outcome of this moratorium was announced on the morning of 30 May 2011 and Philippsburg-1 was named as a plant that would not be returning to generation at the end of the moratorium.
Subsequent legislation caused the end of Philippsburg-2's operation on the evening of 31 December 2019.[2]
The two cooling towers were demolished early on the morning of 14 May 2020.[3]
Gallery[]
Unit 1
Unit 2
Coolant intake
Cooling tower
Remote view
References[]
- ^ World Nuclear Association
- ^ "Germany shuts down Philippsburg 2". www.energycentral.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Former German Nuke Plant Towers Demolished in Morning Blasts". mainichi.jp. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
External links[]
- Media related to Philippsburg nuclear power plant at Wikimedia Commons
- Former nuclear power stations in Germany
- Economy of Baden-Württemberg
- Buildings and structures in Karlsruhe (district)
- German power station stubs