The Philippsburg
Nuclear Power
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Plant is located in
Philippsburg
Philippsburg () is a town in the district of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Before 1632, Philippsburg was known as "Udenheim".
The city was a possession of the Bishop of Speyer from 1371–1718. The town is named after ...
,
Karlsruhe (district)
Karlsruhe is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn,
Enz, Calw, Rastatt, Germersheim, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and the district-free city Sp ...
, Germany. The plant was operated by
EnBW Kernkraft GmbH
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, or simply EnBW, is a publicly-traded energy company headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany. As its name indicates, EnBW is based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
History Foundation and development
EnB ...
. 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
Decommissioning is a general term for a formal process to remove something from an active status, and may refer to:
Infrastructure
* Decommissioned offshore
* Decommissioned highway
* Greenfield status of former industrial sites
* Nuclear decommi ...
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.
History
For the first unit, parts made for the cancelled
Wyhl
Wyhl () is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.
It is known in the 1970s for its role in the anti-nuclear movement. Wyhl was first mentioned in 1971 as a possible site for a nuclear power st ...
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.
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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.
The two cooling towers were demolished early on the morning of 14 May 2020.
Gallery
KKP Maschinenhaus.jpg, Unit 1
KKP Gleis.jpg, Unit 2
KKP Einlauf.jpg, Coolant intake
KKP Auslauf.jpg, Cooling tower
Trifels KKP.jpg, Remote view
References
External links
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Former nuclear power stations in Germany
Economy of Baden-Württemberg
Buildings and structures in Karlsruhe (district)
Energy infrastructure completed in 1979
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