Cooling towers of former nuclear power plant Gundremmingen in Bavaria blown up - Gundremmingen's Iconic Cooling Towers Demolished as Germany's Nuclear Era Ends
The cooling towers of Germany's first major nuclear power plant, Gundremmingen, have been demolished. This marks a significant milestone in the plant's scheduled decommissioning.
Gundremmingen, operated by RWE, began operations in 1966 with Block A. It was one of Germany's largest nuclear sites, producing around a quarter of Bavaria's total power output annually. The plant generated approximately 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year since 1984.
The cooling towers, constructed between 1977 and 1980, each had a diameter of nearly 129 meters at the top. They have now been dismantled, signaling the end of an era for the facility that once powered millions of homes.
The demolition of the cooling towers at Gundremmingen nuclear power plant brings Germany one step closer to its nuclear phase-out. The plant's Blocks B and C were shut down in 2017 and 2021 respectively, and now, with the removal of the iconic cooling towers, the site's transformation into a renewable energy hub begins.
