Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant
History
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.
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
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Unit 1
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Unit 2
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Coolant intake
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Cooling tower
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Remote view
References
- ^ "German reactor enters decommissioning : Corporate - World Nuclear News".
- ^ "World Nuclear Association". Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Germany shuts down Philippsburg 2". www.energycentral.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Former German Nuke Plant Towers Demolished in Morning Blasts". mainichi.jp. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
External links
Media related to Philippsburg nuclear power plant at Wikimedia Commons