Philippsburg nuclear power plant

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Other names: KKP

Philippsburg nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Landkreis Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Philippsburg nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1980[1] 2011[1] 926 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-69[1] EnBW Kraftwerke AG [100%][1] EnBW Kernkraft[1]
2 Retired[2] 1985[2] 2019[2] 1468 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] unknown EnBW Kernkraft GmbH [100%][2] EnBW Kernkraft[2]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Philippsburg nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 October 1, 1970[1] March 9, 1979[1] May 5, 1979[1] March 26, 1980[1] August 6, 2011[1]
2 July 7, 1977[2] December 13, 1984[2] December 17, 1984[2] April 18, 1985[2] December 31, 2019[2]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Philippsburg nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 890 MW[1] 864 MW[1] 2575 MWt[1]
2 1402 MW[2] 1268 MW[2] 3950 MWt[2]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Philippsburg nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Landkreis Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[3] 49.2529, 8.4364 (exact)
2 Landkreis Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[3] 49.2529, 8.4364 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20211025194424/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=87. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20211021185257/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=98. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://goo.gl/maps/hz66DdiFNTXSpnYb8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)