Map of German Nuclear Sites
Germany’s nuclear industry has undergone significant changes over the years. Initially a key energy source, nuclear power plants once generated around a quarter of the country’s electricity. However, following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Germany committed to phasing out nuclear power entirely. By 2022, the majority of its nuclear reactors were shut down, with the last remaining plants scheduled for closure. This move is part of the Energiewende, Germany’s ambitious energy transition plan focusing on renewable energy sources like wind and solar, and improving energy efficiency. Managing nuclear waste and decommissioning plants remain critical challenges during this transition period. Find out where the country’s nuclear sites are located, and what goes on at each of them, on our interactive map of German nuclear sites.
Quick Guide to using the Map of German Nuclear Sites
MAP – Click and drag to move the map around. Hold Ctrl and use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out. Alternatively use the zoom buttons in the top right corner.
POINTS – Points are coloured based on the purpose of the nuclear site.
COUNTER – The counter in the top left displays the number of nuclear sites under each purpose. Clicking on a specific counter lets you see only sites that fall within that category.
POPUPS – Hovering over a specific point on the map will show you a popup containing additional information about the site.
Data
Below is the full data set used to create the Germany Nuclear Sites Map. You can use it to look up specific nuclear sites.
| Name | Purpose | Latitude | Longitude | Status | Construction Start | Start of Operations | End of Operations | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anlage für Nullleistungsexperimente (ANEX) | Research Reactor | 53.404444 | 10.426389 | Permanently Shut Down | Unknown | 1964 | 1975 | Zero Power Reactor |
| Asse II mine | Waste Management | 52.143889 | 10.642222 | Permanently Shut Down | / | 1965 | 1995 | Deep geological repository for radioactive waste |
| Ausbildungskernreaktor Dresden (AKR-2) | Research Reactor | 51.028611 | 13.726944 | In Service | Unknown | 2005 | / | Homogenous / Teaching Reactor |
| AVR | Research Reactor | 50.903056 | 6.421111 | Permanently Shut Down | 1961 | 1969 | 1988 | HTGR |
| Berliner Experimentier-Reaktor I | Research Reactor | 52.409722 | 13.128333 | Permanently Shut Down | 1956 | 1958 | 1972 | Homogenous Solutions Reactor |
| Berliner Experimentier-Reaktor II | Research Reactor | 52.409722 | 13.128333 | Permanently Shut Down | 1970 | 1973 | 2019 | Pool / Material Testing Reactor |
| Biblis | Power Station | 49.7100° N | 8.4153° E | Permanently Shut Down | 1970 | 1975 | 2011 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Brennelementfertigungsanlage Lingen | Fuel Production | 52.48243 | 7.331175 | In Service | Unknown | 1979 | / | Manufacture of fuel rods and assemblies |
| Brokdorf | Power Station | 53.8508° N | 9.3447° E | Permanently Shut Down | 1976 | 1986 | 2021 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Brunsbüttel | Power Station | 53.891667 | 9.201667 | Permanently Shut Down | 1970 | 1977 | 2011 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Dresden University of Technology - HOMOG (S) | Research Reactor | 51.028909 | 13.723873 | In Service | Unknown | 1978 | / | Homogenous Solutions Reactor |
| Emsland | Power Station | 52.4742° N | 7.3178° E | Permanently Shut Down | 1982 | 1988 | 2023 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Fachhochschule Furtwangen - HOMOG (S) | Research Reactor | 48.051617 | 8.207982 | In Service | Unknown | 1973 | / | Homogenous Solutions Reactor |
| Forschungs- und Messreaktor Braunschweig (FMRB) | Research Reactor | 52.296667 | 10.463889 | Permanently Shut Down | 1963 | 1967 | 1995 | Pool / Material Testing Reactor |
| Forschungsreaktor 2 (FR-2) | Research Reactor | 49.091389 | 8.429444 | Permanently Shut Down | 1957 | 1961 | 1981 | Heavy Water Reactor |
| Forschungsreaktor Frankfurt (FRF-1) | Research Reactor | 50.113056 | 8.620278 | Permanently Shut Down | 1956 | 1958 | 1968 | Homogenous Solutions Reactor |
| Forschungsreaktor Geesthach (FRG-1) | Research Reactor | 53.404444 | 10.426389 | Permanently Shut Down | 1956 | 1958 | 2010 | Pool / Material Testing Reactor |
| Forschungsreaktor Hannover (FRH) | Research Reactor | 52.383889 | 9.804722 | Permanently Shut Down | 1969 | 1973 | 1996 | Pool / TRIGA-I |
| Forschungsreaktor Jülich 1 (FRJ-1) MERLIN | Research Reactor | 50.90465 | 6.414471 | Permanently Shut Down | 1958 | 1962 | 1985 | Pool / Material Testing Reactor |
| Forschungsreaktor Jülich 2 (FRJ-2) DIDO | Research Reactor | 50.904254 | 6.417239 | Permanently Shut Down | 1958 | 1962 | 2006 | Pool / Heavy Water Reactor |
| Forschungsreaktor Karlstein (PR-10) | Research Reactor | 50.0454 | 8.98961 | Permanently Shut Down | 1960 | 1961 | 1976 | Argonaut |
| Forschungsreaktor Mainz (FRMZ) | Research Reactor | 49.992413 | 8.237325 | In Service | 1960 | 1965 | / | Pool / TRIGA-II |
| Forschungsreaktor München I (FRM I) | Research Reactor | 48.265833 | 11.674167 | Permanently Shut Down | 1956 | 1957 | 2000 | Pool / Material Testing Reactor |
| Forschungsreaktor München II (FRM II) | Research Reactor | 48.266 | 11.676 | In Service | Unknown | 2004 | Pool / Heavy Water Reactor | |
| Forschungsreaktor Neuherberg (FRN) | Research Reactor | 48.2239 | 11.5923 | Permanently Shut Down | 1969 | 1972 | 1982 | Pool / TRIGA-III |
| Forschungsreaktor TRIGA Heidelberg I & II | Research Reactor | 49.414167 | 8.6725 | Permanently Shut Down | 1965 | 1966 | 1999 | TRIGA-I |
| Framatome Center of Excellence | Research Site | 50.045545 | 8.991475 | In Service | Unknown | Unknown | / | Test and qualification facilities |
| Framatome Germany | Research Site | 49.576302 | 11.0095 | In Service | Unknown | Unknown | / | Development of maintenance and modernization of nuclear power plants, new-build projects, research and test laboratories, design and qualification, decommissioning and dismantling services and technologies. |
| Gorleben salt dome | Waste Management | 53.048056 | 11.355556 | Unfinished | 1979 | / | / | Proposed deep geological repository |
| Grafenrheinfeld | Power Station | 49.9839° N | 10.1847° E | Permanently Shut Down | 1977 | 1981 | 2015 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Greifswald | Power Station | 54.1406° N | 13.6644° E | Permanently Shut Down | 1970 | 1974 | 1990 | VVER-440 (PWR) |
| Grohnde | Power Station | 52.0353° N | 9.4133° E | Permanently Shut Down | 1976 | 1985 | 2021 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Grosswelzheim | Research Reactor | 50.058056 | 8.986944 | Dismantled | 1965 | 1970 | 1971 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Gundremmingen | Power Station | 48.5147° N | 10.4022° E | Permanently Shut Down | 1962 | 1967 | 1985 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Haigerloch research reactor | Research Reactor | 48.367222 | 8.804167 | Permanently Shut Down | 1945 | / | / | Experimental Nuclear Pile |
| Institut für Kernenergetik und Energiesysteme Stuttgart - HOMOG (S) | Research Reactor | 48.749604 | 9.10378 | In Service | Unknown | 1964 | / | Homogenous Solutions Reactor |
| Isar | Power Station | 48.6056° | 12.2931° | Permanently Shut Down | 1972 | 1979 | 2023 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz - TRIGA MARK II | Research Reactor | 49.992907 | 8.237322 | In Service | Unknown | 1965 | / | TRIGA-II |
| Kahl | Research Reactor | 50.059119 | 8.987278 | Permanently Shut Down | 1958 | 1962 | 1985 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Kalkar | Power Station | 51.76439 | 6.326335 | Unfinished | 1973 | / | / | Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) |
| KNK II | Research Reactor | 49.103438 | 8.429541 | Permanently Shut Down | 1974 | 1979 | 1991 | Fast Breeder Sodium-Cooled (FBR) |
| Komponenten für Brennelemente Karlstein ANF | Fuel Production | 50.054001 | 9.02736 | In Service | Unknown | Unknown | / | Fuel Assembly Component Manufacturing |
| Konrad mine | Waste Management | 52.199444 | 10.387778 | Under Construction | 2002 | / | / | Proposed deep geological repository for medium- and low level radioactive waste |
| Krümmel | Power Station | 53.4100° N | 10.4090° E | Permanently Shut Down | 1974 | 1984 | 2011 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Lingen | Research Reactor | 52.482778 | 7.306944 | Permanently Shut Down | 1964 | 1968 | 1977 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Mehrzweckforschungsreaktor Karlsruhe (MZFR) | Research Reactor | 49.104247 | 8.432339 | Permanently Shut Down | 1961 | 1965 | 1984 | Heavy Water Pressurised Water Reactor |
| Morsleben Radioactive Waste Repository | Waste Management | 52.216667 | 11.099722 | Permanently Shut Down | / | 1971 | 1998 | Deep geological repository for radioactive waste |
| Mülheim-Kärlich | Power Station | 50.408056 | 7.49 | Permanently Shut Down | 1975 | 1987 | 1988 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Neckarwestheim | Power Station | 49.041667 | 9.175 | Permanently Shut Down | 1972 | 1976 | 2023 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Niederaichbach | Research Reactor | 48.604722 | 12.303889 | Permanently Shut Down | 1966 | 1973 | 1974 | HWGCR |
| Obrigheim | Power Station | 49.364444 | 9.076389 | Permanently Shut Down | 1965 | 1969 | 2005 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Philippsburg | Power Station | 49.2525 | 8.436389 | Permanently Shut Down | 1970 | 1979 | 2019 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Rheinsberg | Power Station | 53.146992 | 12.99015 | Permanently Shut Down | 1960 | 1966 | 1990 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Rossendorfer Anordnung für kritische Experimente (RAKE) | Research Reactor | 51.059639 | 13.954673 | Permanently Shut Down | 1969 | 1969 | 1991 | Pool / Zero Power Reactor |
| Rossendorfer Forschungsreaktor (RFR) | Research Reactor | 51.05842 | 13.95493 | Permanently Shut Down | 1956 | 1957 | 1991 | Light Water Reactor |
| Rossendorfer Ringzonenreaktor (RRR) | Research Reactor | 51.05966 | 13.954738 | Permanently Shut Down | 1961 | 1962 | 1991 | Argonaut |
| Schnell-Thermische Argonaut-Reaktor Karlsruhe (STARK) | Research Reactor | 49.091389 | 8.429444 | Permanently Shut Down | 1961 | 1963 | 1976 | Argonaut |
| Schnelle Nullenergie-Anordnung Karlsruhe (SNEAK) | Research Reactor | 49.091389 | 8.429444 | Permanently Shut Down | 1963 | 1966 | 1985 | Zero Power Reactor |
| Siemens Argonaut Reaktor (SAR) | Research Reactor | 48.265833 | 11.674167 | Permanently Shut Down | 1958 | 1959 | 1968 | Argonaut |
| SNR-300 | Research Reactor | 51.763056 | 6.326944 | Never Entered Service | 1972 | / | / | Fast Breeder Sodium-Cooled (FBR) |
| Stade | Power Station | 53.62 | 9.530833 | Permanently Shut Down | 1967 | 1972 | 2003 | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| Stendal | Power Station | 52.724133 | 12.019325 | Unfinished | 1983 | / | / | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |
| THTR-300 | Research Reactor | 51.679167 | 7.971667 | Permanently Shut Down | 1971 | 1987 | 1988 | HTGR |
| Ulm University of Applied Sciences - HOMOG (S) | Research Reactor | 48.408713 | 9.997495 | In Service | Unknown | 1965 | / | Homogenous Solutions Reactor |
| Unterweser | Power Station | 53.427778 | 8.480278 | Permanently Shut Down | 1972 | 1979 | 2011 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Uranerzaufbereitungsanlage Ellweiler | Fuel Production | 49.619863 | 7.160397 | Permanently Shut Down | 1958 | 1961 | 1989 | Uranium Ore Processing |
| Urenco Deutschland / Urananreicherungsanlage Gronau | Fuel Production | 52.214752 | 7.073818 | In Service | Unknown | 1985 | / | Uranium Enrichment |
| Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage Wackersdorf (WAA / WAW) | Fuel Production | 49.320556 | 12.2325 | Never Entered Service | 1985 | / | / | Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing |
| Würgassen | Power Station | 51.639167° | 9.391389° | Permanently Shut Down | 1968 | 1975 | 1994 | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) |
| Zittauer Lehr- und Forschungsreaktor (ZLFR) | Research Reactor | 50.883889 | 14.801667 | Permanently Shut Down | 1976 | 1979 | 2005 | Heavy Water Reactor |
| Zwischenlager Ahaus | Waste Management | 52.075626 | 7.056922 | In Service | 1984 | 1992 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Biblis | Waste Management | 49.708539 | 8.411667 | In Service | 1999 | 2006 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Brokdorf | Waste Management | 53.852947 | 9.343574 | In Service | 1999 | 2007 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Brunsbüttel | Waste Management | 53.89331 | 9.205339 | In Service | 1999 | 2006 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Gorleben | Waste Management | 53.033606 | 11.340868 | In Service | Unknown | 1995 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Grafenrheinfeld | Waste Management | 49.983801 | 10.186865 | In Service | 2000 | 2006 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Grohnde | Waste Management | 52.035538 | 9.411225 | In Service | 2002 | 2006 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Gundremmingen | Waste Management | 48.516775 | 10.402191 | In Service | 2000 | 2006 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Isar | Waste Management | 48.605537 | 12.299511 | In Service | 2000 | 2007 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Jülich | Waste Management | 50.902938 | 6.421289 | In Service | Unknown | Unknown | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Krümmel | Waste Management | 53.409438 | 10.411129 | In Service | 1999 | 2006 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Lingen | Waste Management | 52.47038 | 7.321918 | In Service | 1998 | 2002 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Mitterteich | Waste Management | 49.93708 | 12.219458 | In Service | Unknown | 1987 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Neckarwestheim | Waste Management | 49.042187 | 9.172804 | In Service | 1999 | 2006 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Nord und Neubau Ersatztransportbehälterlager Lubmin | Waste Management | 54.14136 | 13.677609 | In Service | Unknown | Unknown | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Philippsburg | Waste Management | 49.252387 | 8.441816 | In Service | 1999 | 2007 | / | Interim Storage |
| Zwischenlager Unterweser | Waste Management | 53.430807 | 8.478022 | In Service | 1999 | 2007 | / | Interim Storage |
