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Nuclear power plants in Germany
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In Germany (as of June 2010), 17 nuclear power plants with an electric gross output of 21,507 MW are in operation. In 2009 they generated 149 billion kWh of electricity. The equipment and energy availability amounted to 73 % and 74 %.
| Nuclear Power Plant |
Typ |
gross capacity MWe |
net capacity MWe |
gross electricity
generation |
PWR |
840 |
785 |
4,825,484 |
|
PWR |
1,400 |
1,310 |
11,515,750 |
|
PWR |
1,480 |
1,410 |
12,050,357 |
|
BWR |
806 |
771 |
0 |
|
PWR |
1,400 |
1,329 |
11,429,673 |
|
PWR |
1,345 |
1,275 |
11,056,120 |
|
BWR |
912 |
878 |
7,077,433 |
|
PWR |
1,485 |
1,410 |
12,126,709 |
|
KKK Krümmel |
BWR |
1,402 |
1,346 |
349,362 |
KKP-1 Philippsburg |
BWR |
926 |
890 |
6,448,081 |
KKP-2 Philippsburg |
PWR |
1,458 |
1,402 |
11,582,804 |
PWR |
1,410 |
1,345 |
10,542,429 |
|
BWR |
1,344 |
1,284 |
10,936,399 |
|
BWR |
1,344 |
1,288 |
10,773,974 |
|
PWR |
1,225 |
1,167 |
1,098,216 |
|
PWR |
1,300 |
1,240 |
1,614,042 |
|
PWR |
1,430 |
1,360 |
11,505,158 |
PWR: Pressurized water reactor; BWR: Boiling water reactorr
Nuclear power plants in operation in Germany, as of June 2010 and their power generation in 2009
19 nuclear power plants - in particular experimental, prototype and demonstration facilities built in the 60s and 70s – have been decommissioned to date, including the five units of the Nuclear Power Plant Greifswald for general safety reasons.
Name, location |
Electric groos output |
Operating period |
HDR, Großwelzheim |
25 |
1969-1971 |
KKN, Niederaichbach |
107 |
1972-1974 |
KWL, Lingen |
267 |
1968-1977 |
KRB-A, Gundremmingen |
250 |
1966-1977 |
MZFR, Leopoldshafen |
58 |
1965-1984 |
VAK, Kahl |
16 |
1960-1985 |
AVR, Jülich |
15 |
1966-1988 |
THTR, Hamm-Uentrop |
307 |
1983-1988 |
KKR, Rheinsberg |
70 |
1966-1990 |
1.308 |
1986-1988 |
|
KGR 1-5, Greifswald |
5x440 |
1973-1990 |
KNK, Leopoldshafen |
21 |
1977-1991 |
670 |
1971-1994 |
|
672 |
1972-2003 |
|
| KWO Obrigheim |
357 |
1968-2005 |
Decommissioned nuclear power plants in Germany, as of June 30, 2010