Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant
The Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant is located in Philippsburg, Karlsruhe, Germany. The plant was operated by EnBW Kernkraft GmbH. As part of Germany's phase out of nuclear energy, unit 1 was shut down in 2011 and unit 2 in 2019.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Industry
- Description: nuclear power plant
- Also known as: “AKW Philippsburg”, “Atomkraftwerk Philippsburg”, “Energiepark”, “Kernkraftwerk Phillipsburg, Block 2”, “KKP”, “KKW Philippsburg”, “Філіппсбурзька атомна електростанція”, and “菲利普斯堡核電站”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Schafwiesen and Rheinschanzinsel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberhausen and Rheinhausen.
Oberhausen
Village
Oberhausen is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant.
Rheinhausen
Village
Rheinhausen is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant.
Römerberg
Village
Römerberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Römerberg is situated 4 km northwest of Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant.
Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant
- Category: nuclear power plant
- Location: Philippsburg, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.25262° or 49° 15′ 9″ north
Longitude
8.43837° or 8° 26′ 18″ east
Elevation
112 metres (367 feet)
Established
March 26th, 1980
Operator
EnBW Kernkraft GmbH
Open location code
8FXC7C3Q+28
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “菲利普斯堡核电站”
- Croatian: “Nuklearna elektrana Philippsburg”
- Dutch: “Kerncentrale Philippsburg”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Philippsburg”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Philippsburg”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Philippsburg”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Philippsburg”
- Japanese: “フィリップスブルク原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Philippsburg kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Philippsburg kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Филиппсбург”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Nuklearna elektrana Philippsburg”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Філіппсбург”
- Ukrainian: “Філіппсбурзька АЕС”
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Nearby Places
Places to explore: Brennelemente-Zwischenlager Philippsburg and Gleichstrom-Umspannwerk Philippsburg.
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