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The second cooling tower was dismantled at Biblis-A unit in Germany AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 26.02.2023 The dismantling of cooling towers continues at the Biblis NPP in Germany. After the dismantling of the first cooling tower by controlled collapse, on Thursday, February 24, the second cooling tower was dismantled. After the collapse, about 15 thousand tons of construction debris remained from the 80-meter structure. Both dismantled cooling towers belong to the Biblis-A unit. The dismantling of two cooling towers of the Biblis-B unit is scheduled for 2024. The PWR reactors are installed on two units of the Biblis NPP. The net electrical capacity of the units is 1167 MWe and 1240 MWe, respectively. They were in commercial operation from 1975-1977, finally stopped in 2011 by a political decision of the German government adopted after the Fukushima accident. Topics: Decommissioning, Europe, Germany Other news: Decision to terminate contract for construction of Hanhikivi-1 NPP unlawful Dispute Review Board confirmed that Fennovoima Oy had unlawfully terminated the EPC contract for the construction of Hanhikivi-1 NPP. AtomExpo-2022: electric propulsion as a new paradigm Private business is quite capable of doing light things, and a state-owned company should take on complex redevelopments. 423 nuclear units are operating in the world, 57 units are under construction In 2022, construction started for 7 units, 4 with Chinese reactors and 3 with Russian ones. |
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