News Digest Item
13 Apr 2017

“EnBW has obtained permit to dismantle Philippsburg-1”

Enerdata

German utility EnBW has received official permission to decommission and dismantle the Philippsburg-1 nuclear power plant, according to research and consulting firm Enerdata. However, the Philippsburg-2 unit will continue operations until late 2019. The dismantling operations of Philippsburg-1 will last 10-15 years according to EnBW.

Read the article in English here and find the EnBW press release in German here.

Find background in the CLEW dossier The challenges of Germany’s nuclear phase-out.

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