Unterweser nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power station in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #22 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 0.0% of Germany's electricity; the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_unterweser_germa.
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
At 1,410 MW, Unterweser nuclear power plant is around the median nuclear plant in Germany (1,302 MW). Technically it is described as pressurized 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 #8 largest nuclear power plant of 25 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 25 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 26,528 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- BEG · Waste · 14 MW · Lower Saxony
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- Bremen-Farge power station · Coal · 350 MW · Lower Saxony
- Wilhelmshaven (Oil) · Oil · 56 MW · Lower Saxony
- Wilhelmshaven power station · Coal · 757 MW · Lower Saxony
Location
Coordinates 53.4282, 8.4791 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Unterweser nuclear power plant?
Unterweser nuclear power plant was a nuclear-fired power station in Lower Saxony, Germany and was retired.