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TABLE 1. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES 2018
| Fossil fuels | Nuclear | Renewables | ||||
| Solid1 [million t] |
Liquid [million t] |
Gas [billion m3] |
Uranium [t] |
Hydro (installed) [TW] |
Other renewable (installed) [TW] |
|
| Total amount in specific units | 35900 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0.006 | 0.115 |
| Total amount in exajoules (EJ) | 326.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.3 |
TABLE 2. ENERGY CONSUMPTION
| Final Energy consumption [PJ] | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | Compound annual growth rate 2000–2019 (%) |
|
| Total | 9 924 | 9 868 | 9 921 | 9 496 | 9 632 | -0.16 | -44.06 |
| Coal, Lignate and Peat | 626 | 501 | 544 | 590 | 523 | -0.94 | -28.98 |
| Oil | 4 769 | 4 348 | 3 957 | 3 848 | 3 869 | -1.09 | -35.68 |
| Natural gas | 2 304 | 2 270 | 2 340 | 2 149 | 2 366 | 0.14 | -40.01 |
| Bioenergy and Waste | 197 | 413 | 674 | 626 | 650 | 6.48 | -16.45 |
| Electricity | 1 738 | 1 878 | 1 912 | 1 851 | 1 797 | 0.18 | -38.30 |
| Heat | 290 | 458 | 493 | 432 | 428 | 2.06 | -22.92 |
TABLE 3. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
| Electricity production (GWh) | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | Compound annual growth rate 2000–2019 (%) |
|
| Total | 576 543 | 623 114 | 633 120 | 648 309 | 612 075 | 0.32 | -53.15 |
| Coal, Lignate and Peat | 304 162 | 297 753 | 273 457 | 283 710 | 181 301 | -2.69 | -45.80 |
| Oil | 4 785 | 11 998 | 8 741 | 6 209 | 4 933 | 0.16 | -41.87 |
| Natural gas | 52 495 | 73 960 | 90 352 | 63 017 | 94 339 | 3.13 | -40.07 |
| Bioenergy and Waste | 10 121 | 17 960 | 40 275 | 57 382 | 57 224 | 9.55 | -30.69 |
| Hydro | 25 962 | 26 417 | 27 353 | 24 898 | 27 114 | 0.23 | -45.79 |
| Nuclear | 169 606 | 163 055 | 140 556 | 91 786 | 75 105 | -4.20 | -42.78 |
| Wind | 9 352 | 27 774 | 38 547 | 80 624 | 123 319 | 14.54 | -28.85 |
| Solar | 60 | 1 282 | 11 729 | 38 726 | 46 946 | 42.00 | -1.86 |
| Geothermal | 0 | 0 | 28 | 133 | 193 | 0.00 | |
| Other | 0 | 2 915 | 2 082 | 1 824 | 1 602 | 0.00 |
TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* | |
| Nuclear/total electricity (%) | 30.6 | 26.6 | 22.6 | 14.1 | 11.3 |
TABLE 5: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2020
| Reactor Unit | Type | Net Capacity [MW(e)] |
Status | Operator | Reactor Supplier |
Construction Date |
First Criticality Date |
First Grid Date |
Commercial Date |
Shutdown Date |
UCF for 2020 |
| BROKDORF | PWR | 1410 | Operational | PElektra | KWU | 1/1/1976 | 10/8/1986 | 10/14/1986 | 12/22/1986 | 86.4 | |
| EMSLAND | PWR | 1335 | Operational | KLE | KWU | 8/10/1982 | 4/14/1988 | 4/19/1988 | 6/20/1988 | 93.8 | |
| GROHNDE | PWR | 1360 | Operational | PElektra | KWU | 6/1/1976 | 9/1/1984 | 9/5/1984 | 2/1/1985 | 88.1 | |
| GUNDREMMINGEN-C | BWR | 1288 | Operational | KGG | KWU | 7/20/1976 | 10/26/1984 | 11/2/1984 | 1/18/1985 | 78.0 | |
| ISAR-2 | PWR | 1410 | Operational | PElektra | KWU | 9/15/1982 | 1/15/1988 | 1/22/1988 | 4/9/1988 | 93.2 | |
| NECKARWESTHEIM-2 | PWR | 1310 | Operational | EnKK | KWU | 11/9/1982 | 12/29/1988 | 1/3/1989 | 4/15/1989 | 92.6 | |
| AVR JUELICH | HTGR | 13 | Permanent Shutdown | AVR | BBK | 8/1/1961 | 8/16/1966 | 12/17/1967 | 5/19/1969 | 12/31/1988 | |
| BIBLIS-A | PWR | 1167 | Permanent Shutdown | RWE | KWU | 1/1/1970 | 7/16/1974 | 8/25/1974 | 2/26/1975 | 8/6/2011 | |
| BIBLIS-B | PWR | 1240 | Permanent Shutdown | RWE | KWU | 2/1/1972 | 3/25/1976 | 4/25/1976 | 1/31/1977 | 8/6/2011 | |
| BRUNSBUETTEL | BWR | 771 | Permanent Shutdown | KKB | KWU | 4/15/1970 | 6/23/1976 | 7/13/1976 | 2/9/1977 | 8/6/2011 | |
| GRAFENRHEINFELD | PWR | 1275 | Permanent Shutdown | E.ON | KWU | 1/1/1975 | 12/9/1981 | 12/30/1981 | 6/17/1982 | 6/27/2015 | |
| GREIFSWALD-1 | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AEE | 3/1/1970 | 12/15/1973 | 12/17/1973 | 7/12/1974 | 2/14/1990 | |
| GREIFSWALD-2 | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AEE | 3/1/1970 | 12/3/1974 | 12/23/1974 | 4/16/1975 | 2/14/1990 | |
| GREIFSWALD-3 | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AEE | 4/1/1972 | 10/16/1977 | 10/24/1977 | 5/1/1978 | 2/28/1990 | |
| GREIFSWALD-4 | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AEE | 4/1/1972 | 7/22/1979 | 9/3/1979 | 11/1/1979 | 7/22/1990 | |
| GREIFSWALD-5 | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AEE | 12/1/1976 | 3/26/1989 | 4/24/1989 | 11/1/1989 | 11/24/1989 | |
| GUNDREMMINGEN-A | BWR | 237 | Permanent Shutdown | KGB | AEG,GE | 12/12/1962 | 8/14/1966 | 12/1/1966 | 4/12/1967 | 1/13/1977 | |
| GUNDREMMINGEN-B | BWR | 1284 | Permanent Shutdown | KGG | KWU | 7/20/1976 | 3/9/1984 | 3/16/1984 | 7/19/1984 | 12/31/2017 | |
| HDR GROSSWELZHEIM | BWR | 25 | Permanent Shutdown | HDR | AEG,KWU | 1/1/1965 | 10/14/1969 | 10/14/1969 | 8/2/1970 | 4/20/1971 | |
| ISAR-1 | BWR | 878 | Permanent Shutdown | E.ON | KWU | 5/1/1972 | 11/20/1977 | 12/3/1977 | 3/21/1979 | 8/6/2011 | |
| KNK II | FBR | 17 | Permanent Shutdown | KBG | IA | 9/1/1974 | 10/10/1977 | 4/9/1978 | 3/3/1979 | 8/23/1991 | |
| KRUEMMEL | BWR | 1346 | Permanent Shutdown | KKK | KWU | 4/5/1974 | 9/14/1983 | 9/28/1983 | 3/28/1984 | 8/6/2011 | |
| LINGEN | BWR | 183 | Permanent Shutdown | KWL | AEG | 10/1/1964 | 1/31/1968 | 7/1/1968 | 10/1/1968 | 1/5/1977 | |
| MUELHEIM-KAERLICH | PWR | 1219 | Permanent Shutdown | KGG | BBR | 1/15/1975 | 3/1/1986 | 3/14/1986 | 8/18/1987 | 9/9/1988 | |
| MZFR | PHWR | 52 | Permanent Shutdown | KBG | SIEMENS | 12/1/1961 | 9/29/1965 | 3/9/1966 | 12/19/1966 | 5/3/1984 | |
| NECKARWESTHEIM-1 | PWR | 785 | Permanent Shutdown | EnKK | KWU | 2/1/1972 | 5/26/1976 | 6/3/1976 | 12/1/1976 | 8/6/2011 | |
| NIEDERAICHBACH | HWGCR | 100 | Permanent Shutdown | KKN | SIEM,KWU | 6/1/1966 | 12/17/1972 | 1/1/1973 | 1/1/1973 | 7/31/1974 | |
| OBRIGHEIM | PWR | 340 | Permanent Shutdown | EnBW | SIEM,KWU | 3/15/1965 | 9/22/1968 | 10/29/1968 | 3/31/1969 | 5/11/2005 | |
| PHILIPPSBURG-1 | BWR | 890 | Permanent Shutdown | EnKK | KWU | 10/1/1970 | 3/9/1979 | 5/5/1979 | 3/26/1980 | 8/6/2011 | |
| PHILIPPSBURG-2 | PWR | 1402 | Permanent Shutdown | EnKK | KWU | 7/7/1977 | 12/13/1984 | 12/17/1984 | 4/18/1985 | 12/31/2019 | |
| RHEINSBERG | PWR | 62 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AEE | 1/1/1960 | 3/1/1966 | 5/6/1966 | 10/11/1966 | 6/1/1990 | |
| STADE | PWR | 640 | Permanent Shutdown | E.ON | KWU | 12/1/1967 | 1/8/1972 | 1/29/1972 | 5/19/1972 | 11/14/2003 | |
| THTR-300 | HTGR | 296 | Permanent Shutdown | HKG | HRB | 5/3/1971 | 9/13/1983 | 11/16/1985 | 6/1/1987 | 9/29/1988 | |
| UNTERWESER | PWR | 1345 | Permanent Shutdown | E.ON | KWU | 7/1/1972 | 9/16/1978 | 9/29/1978 | 9/6/1979 | 8/6/2011 | |
| VAK KAHL | BWR | 15 | Permanent Shutdown | VAK | GE,AEG | 7/1/1958 | 11/13/1960 | 6/17/1961 | 2/1/1962 | 11/25/1985 | |
| WUERGASSEN | BWR | 640 | Permanent Shutdown | PE | AEG,KWU | 1/26/1968 | 10/20/1971 | 12/18/1971 | 11/11/1975 | 8/26/1994 | |
| GREIFSWALD-6 | PWR | 408 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AEE | 12/1/1976 | 1/1/1990 | ||||
| GREIFSWALD-7 | PWR | 408 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AEE | 12/1/1978 | 10/1/1990 | ||||
| GREIFSWALD-8 | PWR | 408 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AEE | 12/1/1978 | 10/1/1990 | ||||
| KALKAR | FBR | 295 | Cancelled Constr. | SBK | INB | 4/23/1973 | 3/20/1991 | ||||
| STENDAL-1 | PWR | 900 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AEE | 12/1/1982 | 3/1/1991 | ||||
| STENDAL-2 | PWR | 900 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AEE | 12/1/1984 | 3/1/1991 |
| Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). | |||||||||||
| Note: Table is completely generated from PRIS data to reflect the latest available information and may be more up to date than the text of the report. |
TABLE 6. STATUS OF DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
| Reactor name | Shutdown date | Shutdown reason | Decom. strategy | Current decom. phase | Current fuel management phase | Decom. licensee | Licence terminated |
| AVR Jülich (AVR) | 31-Dec-1988 | Experimental programme ended | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage at Jülich | JEN GmbH (part of EWN) | |
| Biblis-A (KWB A) | 06-Aug-2011 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | RWE Nuclear GmbH | |
| Biblis-B (KWB B) | 06-Aug-2011 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | RWE Nuclear GmbH | |
| Brunsbüttel (KKB) | 06-Aug-2011 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. oHG | |
| Grafenrheinfeld (KKG) | 27-Jun-2015 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | PreussenElektra GmbH | |
| Greifswald-1 (KGR 1) | 18-Dec-1990 | Safety concerns | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage Zwischenlager Nord (ZLN) | EWN GmbH | |
| Greifswald-2 (KGR 2) | 14-Feb-1990 | Safety concerns | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage Zwischenlager Nord (ZLN) | EWN GmbH | |
| Greifswald-3 (KGR 3) | 28-Feb-1990 | Safety concerns | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage Zwischenlager Nord (ZLN) | EWN GmbH | |
| Greifswald-4 (KGR 4) | 02-Jun-1990 | Safety concerns | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage Zwischenlager Nord (ZLN) | EWN GmbH | |
| Greifswald-5 (KGR 5) | 30-Nov-1989 | Economic | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage Zwischenlager Nord (ZLN) | EWN GmbH | |
| Gundremmingen-A (KRB-A) | 13-Jan-1977 | Economic | Dismantling | Dismantling | Reprocessing | Kernkraftwerk Gundremmingen GmbH | |
| Gundremmingen –B (KRB-B) | 31-Dec-2017 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | Kernkraftwerk Gundremmingen GmbH | |
| HDR Großwelzheim (HDR) | 20-Apr-1971 | Technical | Dismantling | Licence terminated | Reprocessed in WAK | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) | 1998 |
| Isar-1 (KKI 1) | 06-Aug-2011 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | PreussenElektra GmbH | |
| Kompakte natrium-gekühlte Kernanlage (KNK II) | 23-Aug-1991 | Experimental programme ended | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage Zwischenlager Nord (ZLN) | KTE GmbH (part of EWN) | |
| Lingen (KWL) | 05-Jan-1977 | Economic | Dismantling | Dismantling | Transport to Sellafield (GB) | Kernkraftwerk Lingen GmbH | |
| Mülheim-Kärlich (KMK) | 09-Sep-1988 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Reprocessed in La Hague (F) | RWE Nuclear GmbH | |
| Mehrzweckforschungs-reaktor (MZFR) | 03-May-1984 | Experimental programme ended | Dismantling | Dismantling | Reprocessed in WAK | KTE GmbH (part of EWN) | |
| Neckarwestheim-1 (GKN-1) | 06-Aug-2011 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | EnBW Kernkraft GmbH (EnKK) | |
| Niederaichbach (KKN) | 31-Jul-1974 | Technical | Dismantling | Licence terminated | Transported to Commissariat à l’energie atomique | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) | 1995 |
| Obrigheim (KWO) | 11-May-2005 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage Zwischenlager Neckarwestheim | EnBW Kernkraft GmbH (EnKK) | |
| Philippsburg-1 (KKP-1) | 06-Aug-2011 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | EnBW Kernkraft GmbH (EnKK) | |
| Philippsburg-2 (KKP-2) | 31-Dec-2019 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | EnBW Kernkraft GmbH (EnKK) | |
| Rheinsberg (KKR) | 01-Jun-1990 | Safety concerns | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage Zwischenlager Nord (ZLN) | EWN GmbH | |
| Stade (KKS) | 14-Nov-2003 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Reprocessed in France | PreussenElektra GmbH | |
| Thorium-hochtemperaturreaktor (THTR-300) | 29-Sep-1988 | Economic, technical | Safe enclosure | Safe enclosure | Storage at Ahaus | Hochtemperatur-Kernkraftwerk GmbH (HKG) | |
| Unterweser (KKU) | 06-Aug-2011 | Phase out regulation | Dismantling | Dismantling | Storage in on-site facility | PreussenElektra GmbH | |
| VAK Kahl (VAK) | 25-Nov-1985 | Experimental programme ended | Dismantling | Licence terminated | Reprocessed in WAK/disposal in Sweden | Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl GmbH (VAK) | 2010 |
| Würgassen (KWW) | 26-Aug-1994 | Economic | Dismantling | Preparation for site release | Reprocessed in La Hague (F) | PreussenElektra GmbH |