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Decommissioning in Germany

The current situation: overview

At present, 28 German nuclear power plants (power and prototype reactors) are in the process of being decommissioned and three power plants have been dismantled completely.

More than 30 research reactors of different sizes and over 10 fuel cycle facilities have been shut down for good. They are undergoing decommissioning or have been decommissioned and released from regulatory control under nuclear and radiation protection law.