Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant

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]

Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant
CountryGermany
Coordinates49°15′9″N 8°26′11″E
StatusUndergoing decommissioning
Construction began1970
Commission dateMay 7, 1979
Decommission dateDecember 31, 2019
Operator(s)EnBW
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

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.[2]

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.[3]

The two cooling towers were demolished early on the morning of 14 May 2020.[4]

  • Unit 1
    Unit 1
  • Unit 2
    Unit 2
  • Coolant intake
    Coolant intake
  • Cooling tower
    Cooling tower
  • Remote view
    Remote view

References
  1. "German reactor enters decommissioning : Corporate - World Nuclear News".
  2. World Nuclear Association
  3. "Germany shuts down Philippsburg 2". www.energycentral.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. "Former German Nuke Plant Towers Demolished in Morning Blasts". mainichi.jp. Retrieved 16 May 2020.


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