Nuclear Power PlantThermal power plant, primarily used for electricity generati... Isar-1 in Essenbach/Isar, unit 1, boiling water reactorNuclear reactor with water as a coolant and as a moderator, ... with an electric gross output of 912 MWMegawatt, million times the power unit of watt (W). 1 MW = 1..., nuclear commissioning on 20th November 1977.
In 2011, Isar-1 was disconnected from the grid along with seven other nuclear power plants as part of Germany’s plans to phase out nuclear energyInner binding energy of atomic nuclei. The nuclear building .... After the Fukushima nuclear accidentUnplanned sequence of events which may result in an effectiv..., it was announced that Isar-1 would be temporarily shut down on 15th March 2011 for safety checks. It was hoped to be able to resume normal operations after the three-month moratorium. Two days later, the Bavarian Environment Ministry announced that Isar-1 was completely shut down, so the nuclear power plantThermal power plant, primarily used for electricity generati... was taken off the grid.
The decommissioning and dismantling license for Isar-1 was granted in January 2017. It should last about 15 years.