Dodewaard nuclear power plant — Netherlands
Retired nuclear power-station site in Gelderland, Netherlands. Approximate location 51.8998, 5.6868.
NuclearGelderlandNetherlandsGE designboiling water reactorRetired
Dodewaard nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power station in Gelderland, Netherlands. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #59 of 119 Netherlands power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 3.0% of Netherlands's electricity; the national grid averages 254 gCO₂/kWh (54.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_dodewaard_nethe.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (retired); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as boiling water reactor. Its lifecycle status is Retired; it no longer generates electricity. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest nuclear power plant of 2 in Netherlands by capacity.
Netherlands has 2 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 575 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Parenco Paper Mill power station · Other · 36 MW · Gelderland
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- GELDERLAND · Coal · 590 MW · Gelderland
- Ede power station · Gas · 68 MW · Gelderland
- Industriepark Kleefse Waard power station · Gas · 53 MW · Gelderland
- Cuijk power station · Biomass · 20 MW · North Brabant
Location
Coordinates 51.8998, 5.6868 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Dodewaard nuclear power plant?
Dodewaard nuclear power plant was a nuclear-fired power station in Gelderland, Netherlands and was retired.