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Bavaria’s Ministry of the Environment has issued an approval notice to begin dismantling unit 2 of Germany’s Isar NPP. In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Atomic Energy Act. The 1400 MWe pressurised water reactor at Isar 2 was one of Germany's last three nuclear plants to be shut down in April 2023. It supplied some 18% of Bavarian electricity production and was the most powerful NPP in Germany. PreussenElektra – which is responsible for the decommissioning of eight nuclear plants in Germany – had already submitted the application to decommission and dismantle the plant in July 2019.

Date: Thursday, 28 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsapproval-notice-issued-for-dismantling-of-isar-2-11634858

Lower Saxony’s Ministry for the Environment, Energy & Climate has granted approval to PreussenElektra to begin dismantling the 1360 MWe pressurised water reactor at Grohnde NPP (KWG) in Germany, which was closed down in December 2021. “We are implementing the nuclear phase-out decided 12 years ago and ensuring maximum safety for dismantling,” said Environment Minister Christian Meyer.

Date: Friday, 15 December 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsapproval-granted-for-decommissioning-of-grohnde-11372888

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment has granted utility EnBW Kernkraft GmbH approval to decommission and dismantle unit 2 of its Neckarwestheim NPP. The plant is due to shut down later this month. The 1400 MWe Neckarwestheim 2 pressurised water reactor began operating in 1989. It generated more than 11 TWh of electricity in 2022.

Date: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsdecommissioning-progresses-in-germany-10747989

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment has granted utility EnBW approval to decommission and dismantle unit 2 of its Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant, which is due to shut down later this month. Meanwhile, the removal of fuel from unit 2 of EnBW's Philippsburg plant has now been completed.

Date: Friday, 07 April 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Decommissioning-permit-issued-for-German-reactor

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered the country's three remaining nuclear power stations to continue operating until mid-April. Scholz’s order ends weeks of dispute within his governing coalition. The head of the liberal Free Democratic Party coalition partner, Christian Lindner, was pressing to keep all three plants running until at least 2024, while the Green Party led by Economy Minister Robert Habeck insisted on closing them as scheduled at the end of 2022. The Greens wanted only two plants to be kept on standby, to be used if needed in face of the energy crisis sparked by European sanctions on Russian energy. The liberal Free Democratic Party, on the other hand, had been pushing to keep all three reactors active until 2024.

Date: Friday, 21 October 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgermany-extends-nuclear-power-use-until-april-10102309

French company Orano, together with German partner EWN has been awarded two contracts by German utility RWE to carry out strategic dismantling operations at the Mülheim-Kärlich and Biblis NPPs in the West of Germany.

Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsorano-wins-contracts-for-german-dismantling-7478513

E.On announced, 24 October, that it would sell its 34% stake in Fennovoima, which plans to build the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant in Northern Finland. The utility will also sell its other business assets in Finland, and instead focus on investing in Sweden.

Date: Thursday, 25 October 2012
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newse-on-pulls-out-of-fennovoima-and-finnish-nuclear-project

The joint venture of RWE npower and E.ON in the UK, Horizon Nuclear Power, announced plans to site its first reactor at Wylfa on the Isle of Anglesey for commissioning 'as early as 2020'.

Date: Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newshorizon-chooses-wylfa

The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has made £387m ($575m) by auctioning off land at three of its sites. The proceeds will help to fund the cost of decommissioning in the UK.

Date: Thursday, 30 April 2009
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgerman-jv-on-top-as-uk-land-auction-ends

RWE npower has put arrangements in place for grid connections for a potential new nuclear power plant at Wylfa, and says it has options to buy farmland close to the existing Magnox plant on the Anglesey site.

Date: Monday, 19 January 2009
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrwe-making-connections-at-wylfa