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Nuclear power in Germany

nuclearchain.net/countries/germany/ · data: Global Energy Monitor (GNPT, August 2026), CC BY 4.0 · printed from the live page

Germany has no operating nuclear power reactors. 45 units appear in the record: 36 retired, 9 cancelled.

Operating
0
0.0 GW gross
Under construction
0
-
Planned
0
incl. 0 announced
Retired
36
9 cancelled
FRANCEGERMANYPOLANDGundremmingen nuclear power plant: 3 units, 2,938 MWBiblis nuclear power plant: 2 units, 2,525 MWIsar nuclear power plant: 2 units, 2,397 MWPhilippsburg nuclear power plant: 2 units, 2,394 MWNeckarwestheim nuclear power plant: 2 units, 2,240 MWGreifswald nuclear power plant: 5 units, 2,200 MWBrokdorf nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 1,480 MWGrohnde nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 1,430 MWUnterweser nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 1,410 MWEmsland nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 1,406 MWKruemmel nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 1,402 MWGrafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 1,345 MWMuelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 1,302 MWBrunsbuettel nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 806 MWStade nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 672 MWWuergassen nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 670 MWObrigheim nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 357 MWTHTR-300 nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 308 MWLingen nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 268 MWNiederaichbach nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 106 MWRheinsberg nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 70 MWMZFR nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 57 MWGroßwelzheim nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 27 MWKNK II nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 21 MW, position approximateKahl nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 16 MWAVR Reactor nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 15 MW250 km
Retired26circle area ∝ site capacitydashed = approximate position Coastlines, borders and lakes: Natural Earth (1:10 million, public domain), which is generalised, so a coastal plant can sit a couple of kilometres off its true shoreline. Site positions: Global Nuclear Power Tracker.

Operating capacity over time

First reactor online1961
Peak25.1 GW in 1989
Now0.0 GW 0 units
2026 so farno change
0102030197019801990200020102020GW
Gross capacity of units that had started up and not been permanently shut down by 31 December each year (2026 is to date). Amber marks the peak, green the present.
Data table
YearUnits onlineGW grossChange, GW
196110.02+0.02
196630.14+0.13
196740.39+0.25
196850.66+0.27
196981.06+0.40
197171.03−0.03
197281.71+0.67
197391.81+0.11
197492.15+0.33
1975124.48+2.34
1976135.32+0.84
1977136.91+1.59
1978147.35+0.44
19791810.13+2.78
19801911.06+0.93
19822012.40+1.35
19842115.09+2.69
19852319.32+4.23
19862420.80+1.48
19872622.41+1.61
19882523.67+1.27
19892625.07+1.40
19902123.24−1.83
19912023.22−0.02
19941922.55−0.67
20031821.88−0.67
20051721.52−0.36
2011912.70−8.82
2015811.36−1.35
2017710.01−1.34
201968.55−1.47
202134.29−4.25
202300.00−4.29

Only years in which capacity changed are listed.

Position in the fuel chain

FacilityStageOperatorCapacity / output
Ahaus interim storage dry storage BGZ Gesellschaft für Zwischenlagerung not disclosed
Gorleben interim storage dry storage BGZ Gesellschaft für Zwischenlagerung not disclosed
Urenco Gronau enrichment Urenco 3,600tSWU/yr
Lingen (ANF) fabrication Framatome 650tHM/yr
Konrad repository Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung 303,000m³
Asse II repository Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung 47,000m³
Morsleben (ERAM) repository Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung 37,000m³

All units in Germany

UnitSiteStatusTypeGross MWOnline
AVR Reactor nuclear power plant AVR Reactor nuclear power plant Retired HTGR 15 1969
Biblis nuclear power plant A Biblis nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,225 1975
Biblis nuclear power plant B Biblis nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,300 1977
Brokdorf nuclear power plant Brokdorf nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,480 1986
Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant Retired BWR 806 1977
Emsland nuclear power plant Emsland nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,406 1988
Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,345 1982
Greifswald nuclear power plant 1 Greifswald nuclear power plant Retired PWR 440 1974
Greifswald nuclear power plant 2 Greifswald nuclear power plant Retired PWR 440 1975
Greifswald nuclear power plant 3 Greifswald nuclear power plant Retired PWR 440 1978
Greifswald nuclear power plant 4 Greifswald nuclear power plant Retired PWR 440 1979
Greifswald nuclear power plant 5 Greifswald nuclear power plant Retired PWR 440 1989
Greifswald nuclear power plant 6 Greifswald nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 440 -
Greifswald nuclear power plant 7 Greifswald nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 440 -
Greifswald nuclear power plant 8 Greifswald nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 440 -
Greifswald nuclear power plant 9 Greifswald nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 440 -
Grohnde nuclear power plant Grohnde nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,430 1985
Großwelzheim nuclear power plant Großwelzheim nuclear power plant Retired BWR 27 1969
Gundremmingen nuclear power plant A Gundremmingen nuclear power plant Retired BWR 250 1967
Gundremmingen nuclear power plant B Gundremmingen nuclear power plant Retired BWR 1,344 1984
Gundremmingen nuclear power plant C Gundremmingen nuclear power plant Retired BWR 1,344 1985
Isar nuclear power plant 1 Isar nuclear power plant Retired BWR 912 1979
Isar nuclear power plant 2 Isar nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,485 1988
KNK II nuclear power plant KNK II nuclear power plant Retired FBR 21 1979
Kahl nuclear power plant Kahl nuclear power plant Retired BWR 16 1961
Kalkar nuclear power plant 1 Kalkar nuclear power plant Cancelled FBR 327 -
Kruemmel nuclear power plant Kruemmel nuclear power plant Retired BWR 1,402 1984
Lingen nuclear power plant Lingen nuclear power plant Retired BWR 268 1968
MZFR nuclear power plant MZFR nuclear power plant Retired PHWR 57 1966
Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plant Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,302 1987
Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant 1 Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant Retired PWR 840 1976
Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant 2 Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,400 1989
Niederaichbach nuclear power plant 1 Niederaichbach nuclear power plant Retired PHWR 106 1973
Obrigheim nuclear power plant Obrigheim nuclear power plant Retired PWR 357 1969
Philippsburg nuclear power plant 1 Philippsburg nuclear power plant Retired BWR 926 1980
Philippsburg nuclear power plant 2 Philippsburg nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,468 1985
Rheinsberg nuclear power plant Rheinsberg nuclear power plant Retired PWR 70 1966
Stade nuclear power plant Stade nuclear power plant Retired PWR 672 1972
Stendal nuclear power plant 1 Stendal nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,000 -
Stendal nuclear power plant 2 Stendal nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,000 -
Stendal nuclear power plant 3 Stendal nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,000 -
Stendal nuclear power plant 4 Stendal nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,000 -
THTR-300 nuclear power plant THTR-300 nuclear power plant Retired HTGR 308 1987
Unterweser nuclear power plant Unterweser nuclear power plant Retired PWR 1,410 1979
Wuergassen nuclear power plant Wuergassen nuclear power plant Retired BWR 670 1975

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