Obrigheim, West Germany's first commercial PWR (1968-2005), has been dismantled by EnBW since 2008 and nearly all components are gone from the turbine hall and reactor building. Clearance measurements are under way, and EnBW now expects to finish in 2030 after logistics delays.
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Current state
| Status | Site restoration |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Obrigheim, Baden-Württemberg |
| Site | Obrigheim |
| Units | KWO |
| Unit count | 1 |
| Reactor types | PWR |
| Net capacity (MWe) | 340 |
| Owner / licensee | EnBW Kernkraft GmbH (EnBW) |
| Strategy | Immediate dismantling |
| Final shutdown | 2005-05-11 |
| Decommissioning start | 2008 |
| Target completion | 2030 |
| Spent fuel | 342 spent fuel assemblies shipped by river to the Neckarwestheim interim store in 2017. |
Notes
Status "Site restoration" chosen because nuclear components are almost all removed and clearance surveys are under way; formally still under nuclear regulation.
Timeline
- 1968-10 — KWO began operation as West Germany's first commercially operated PWR. (source)
- 2005-05-11 — Obrigheim was permanently shut down. (source)
- 2008 — Decommissioning began. (source)
- 2017 — 342 spent fuel assemblies were shipped by river to the Neckarwestheim interim store. (source)
- 2025-04 — EnBW said full dismantling would slip to the end of 2030. (source)
The timeline is append-only: corrections are added as new entries. Stated targets appear in the current-state table, never as milestones.
Related sites
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- Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant (KBR) Active dismantling · Germany
- Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant (KKB) Active dismantling · Germany
- Chinshan Nuclear Power Plant Fuel removal · Taiwan
- Chooz A Active dismantling · France
- Crystal River Unit 3 Site restoration · United States
- Doel Nuclear Power Plant (Units 1-3) Shut down · Belgium
- Dounreay (DFR and PFR fast reactors) Active dismantling · United Kingdom
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Sources
- Decommissioning at the Obrigheim site — EnBW (primary), checked 2026-10-11
- 20 Jahre Abschaltung Kernkraftwerk Obrigheim: Wie es weitergeht — SWR, checked 2026-10-11
- Dismantling of EnBW nuclear power plants — EnBW (primary), checked 2026-10-11
- Nuclear Power in Germany — World Nuclear Association, checked 2026-10-11