Lingen Nuclear Power Plant

Lingen Nuclear Power Plant is an inactive nuclear power plant in Germany, close to Emsland Nuclear Power Plant.[1] It was constructed between 1964 and 1968 as a demonstration of safe and reliable nuclear power. Operation began on 1 October 1968.[2]

Lingen Nuclear Power Plant
Lingen Nuclear Power Plant in 1973
CountryGermany
Coordinates52°28′58″N 7°18′25″E
StatusDecommissioned
Construction beganOctober 1, 1964
Commission dateJuly 1, 1968
Decommission dateJanuary 5, 1977
Owner(s)RWE Power AG
Operator(s)
  • RWE Power
  • VEW
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeBWR
Power generation
Units decommissioned1 × 268 MW
Nameplate capacity268 MW
External links
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It once belonged to VEW, and now belongs to RWE Power AG.

The plant was permanently shut down in 1977.

References

  1. RWE. "Lingen nuclear power plant". www.rwe.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  2. O., Deublein (1977). "Lingen nuclear power plant - construction and operation". Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen (in German). 27 (4).


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