EnBW is dismantling the Philippsburg site on a Rhine island: BWR Unit 1 (shut 2011) since 2017 and PWR Unit 2 (shut end-2019) since 2020. Unit 1's reactor vessel has been removed and its containment shell is being cut up; all spent fuel is in the on-site interim store.
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Current state
| Status | Active dismantling |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Philippsburg, Baden-Württemberg |
| Site | Philippsburg |
| Units | KKP 1, KKP 2 |
| Unit count | 2 |
| Reactor types | BWR, PWR |
| Net capacity (MWe) | 2,292 |
| Owner / licensee | EnBW Kernkraft GmbH (EnBW) |
| Strategy | Immediate dismantling |
| Final shutdown | 2019-12-31 |
| Decommissioning start | 2017 |
| Spent fuel | All spent fuel from both units in CASTOR casks at the state-run on-site interim store (KKP 2 since April 2023). |
| Notable issue | KKP 2 was the first German plant to hold a dismantling permit before final shutdown. |
Notes
Net capacities 890 + 1402 MWe per WNA.
Timeline
- 2011 — Unit 1 ended power operation. (source)
- 2017 — Dismantling of Unit 1 began. (source)
- 2019-12-31 — Unit 2 permanently shut down. (source)
- 2020 — Dismantling of Unit 2 began. (source)
- 2023-04 — All spent fuel from Unit 2 was in the on-site interim storage facility. (source)
The timeline is append-only: corrections are added as new entries. Stated targets appear in the current-state table, never as milestones.
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Sources
- Decommissioning at the Philippsburg site — EnBW (primary), 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