Reactors, capacity and uranium mining
Germany has 37 recorded nuclear reactor units across 30 sites in the WhereNuc dataset. Current breakdown: 37 permanently shut down. The country’s first reactor reached commercial operation in 1966. No units are currently listed as operational — every recorded reactor is shut down.
| Site | Status | Units | Net capacity | First online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isar | Shut Down | 2 | 2,155 MW | 1979 |
| Philippsburg | Shut Down | 2 | 2,132 MW | 1980 |
| Greifswald | Shut Down | 5 | 2,072 MW | 1974 |
| Neckarwestheim | Shut Down | 2 | 2,030 MW | 1976 |
| Brokdorf | Shut Down | 1 | 1,307 MW | 1986 |
| Grohnde | Shut Down | 1 | 1,289 MW | 1985 |
| Kruemmel | Shut Down | 1 | 1,260 MW | 1984 |
| Gundremmingen-C | Shut Down | 1 | 1,249 MW | 1985 |
| Gundremmingen-B | Shut Down | 1 | 1,244 MW | 1984 |
| Emsland | Shut Down | 1 | 1,242 MW | 1988 |
| Unterweser | Shut Down | 1 | 1,230 MW | 1979 |
| Grafenrheinfeld | Shut Down | 1 | 1,225 MW | 1982 |
| Muelheim-Kaerlich | Shut Down | 1 | 1,219 MW | 1987 |
| Biblis-B | Shut Down | 1 | 1,178 MW | 1977 |
| Biblis-A | Shut Down | 1 | 1,146 MW | 1975 |
| Brunsbuettel | Shut Down | 1 | 770 MW | 1977 |
| Wuergassen | Shut Down | 1 | 640 MW | 1975 |
| Stade | Shut Down | 1 | 630 MW | 1972 |
| THTR | Shut Down | 1 | 296 MW | 1987 |
| SNR-300 (Kalkar) | Shut Down | 1 | 295 MW | — |
| Obrigheim | Shut Down | 1 | 283 MW | 1969 |
| Gundremmingen-A | Shut Down | 1 | 237 MW | 1967 |
| Lingen | Shut Down | 1 | 183 MW | 1968 |
| Niederaichbach | Shut Down | 1 | 100 MW | — |
| Rheinsberg | Shut Down | 1 | 62 MW | 1966 |
| MZFR | Shut Down | 1 | 50 MW | 1966 |
| Grosswelzheim | Shut Down | 1 | 23 MW | — |
| KNK-II | Shut Down | 1 | 18 MW | 1979 |
| Kahl | Shut Down | 1 | 15 MW | — |
| AVR Juelich | Shut Down | 1 | 13 MW | 1969 |
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