Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant
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 Location of Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant in Germany
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| Country | Germany |
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| Construction began | 1970 |
| Commission date | May 7, 1979 |
| Operator(s) | EnBW |
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| Cooling source | Rhine River |
| Cooling towers | 2 |
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| Units operational | 1 BWR × 890 MW net 1 PWR × 1392 MW net |
| Annual generation | 17,845 GWh |
| Website Site of EnBW |
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The Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant is located in Philippsburg in Karlsruhe (district). It is operated by EnBW Kernkraft GmbH.
It houses two units, the first a boiling water reactor (BWR) and the second a pressurized water reactor (PWR).
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.[1]
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.
Gallery
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Unit 1
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KKP Gleis.jpg
Unit 2
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Coolant intake
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Cooling tower
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Trifels KKP.jpg
Remote view
References
External links
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