Greifswald nuclear power plant
Greifswald nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in Germany with 9 units on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Retired | PWR | VVER V-230 | 440 | 1974 |
| Unit 2 | Retired | PWR | VVER V-230 | 440 | 1975 |
| Unit 3 | Retired | PWR | VVER V-230 | 440 | 1978 |
| Unit 4 | Retired | PWR | VVER V-230 | 440 | 1979 |
| Unit 5 | Retired | PWR | VVER V-213 | 440 | 1989 |
| Unit 6 | Cancelled | PWR | VVER V-213 | 440 | - |
| Unit 7 | Cancelled | PWR | VVER V-213 | 440 | - |
| Unit 8 | Cancelled | PWR | VVER V-213 | 440 | - |
| Unit 9 | Cancelled | PWR | VVER V-213 | 440 | - |
Unit by unit
Each unit's rating, type and milestone dates as recorded by the Global Nuclear Power Tracker, with any correction we made to it. A dash or "not disclosed" means the source does not give the value.
Greifswald nuclear power plant 1 Retired
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-230 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | 408MW |
| Thermal output | 1,375MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner | Energiewerke Nord GmbH100% |
| Operator | Energiewerke Nord |
| Construction start | 1 Mar 1970 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 15 Dec 1973 |
| Grid connection | 17 Dec 1973 |
| Commercial operation | 12 Jul 1974 |
| Permanent shutdown | 18 Dec 1990 |
Accident on record: Greifswald cable fire, 1975-12-07, INES level 3, serious incident.
Greifswald nuclear power plant 2 Retired
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-230 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | 408MW |
| Thermal output | 1,375MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner | Energiewerke Nord GmbH100% |
| Operator | Energiewerke Nord |
| Construction start | 1 Mar 1970 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 3 Dec 1974 |
| Grid connection | 23 Dec 1974 |
| Commercial operation | 16 Apr 1975 |
| Permanent shutdown | 14 Feb 1990 |
Greifswald nuclear power plant 3 Retired
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-230 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | 408MW |
| Thermal output | 1,375MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner | Energiewerke Nord GmbH100% |
| Operator | Energiewerke Nord |
| Construction start | 1 Apr 1972 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 16 Oct 1977 |
| Grid connection | 24 Oct 1977 |
| Commercial operation | 1 May 1978 |
| Permanent shutdown | 28 Feb 1990 |
Greifswald nuclear power plant 4 Retired
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-230 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | 408MW |
| Thermal output | 1,375MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner | Energiewerke Nord GmbH100% |
| Operator | Energiewerke Nord |
| Construction start | 1 Apr 1972 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 22 Jul 1979 |
| Grid connection | 3 Sep 1979 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Nov 1979 |
| Permanent shutdown | 2 Jun 1990 |
Greifswald nuclear power plant 5 Retired
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-213 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | 408MW |
| Thermal output | 1,375MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner | VEB KKW "Bruno Leuschner"100% |
| Operator | Energiewerke Nord |
| Construction start | 1 Dec 1976 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 26 Mar 1989 |
| Grid connection | 24 Apr 1989 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Nov 1989 |
| Permanent shutdown | 24 Nov 1989 |
Greifswald nuclear power plant 6 Cancelled
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-213 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Cancelled | 1991 |
| Milestones | no dates on record |
|---|
Greifswald nuclear power plant 7 Cancelled
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-213 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Cancelled | 1991 |
| Milestones | no dates on record |
|---|
Greifswald nuclear power plant 8 Cancelled
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-213 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Cancelled | 1991 |
| Milestones | no dates on record |
|---|
Greifswald nuclear power plant 9 Cancelled
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-213 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 440MW |
| Net capacity | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatom |
| Cancelled | 1991 |
| Milestones | no dates on record |
|---|
Greifswald nuclear power plant in context
The 5 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 3.8 to 12.4 years (median 5.6) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1970s is 5.4 years.
No other nuclear site with an exact position in this dataset lies within 300 km.
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1970 | 1973 | 3.8 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 2 | 1970 | 1974 | 4.8 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 3 | 1972 | 1977 | 5.6 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 4 | 1972 | 1979 | 7.4 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 5 | 1976 | 1989 | 12.4 | 7.3 (1980s) |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54.1416, 13.6634 |
| Elevation | about 25 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast, 1.7 km from the water |
| Region | Western Europe |
| Units by status | Retired: 5 Cancelled: 4 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Energiewerke Nord GmbH VEB KKW "Bruno Leuschner" |
|---|---|
| Operators | Energiewerke Nord |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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