• Defuelling of German plant completed The 1410 MWe pressurised water reactor was shut down on 31 December 2021. • PreussenElektra - a subsidiary of EOn Group - applied for approval to decommission and dismantle the plant in December 2017. • In October 2024, the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature issued the first decommissioning and dismantling permit to PreussenElektra for the Brokdorf plant. • Phase 1 of the plant’s decommissioning and dismantling included the decommissioning and dismantling of the plant components that are no longer required and subject to nuclear regulatory supervision, with the exception of the reactor pressure vessel and the biological shield. • In December 2024, all the requirements for using the permit were met when the last documents requiring approval came into force. • On the same day, PreussenElektra notified the authorities that it was using the permit, meaning the plant’s post-operation phase had ended and it had entered the dismantling phase.

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  • The 1410 MWe pressurised water reactor was shut down on 31 December 2021. PreussenElektra - a subsidiary of EOn Group - applied for approval to decommission and dismantle the plant in December 2017. In October 2024, the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature issued the first decommissioning and dismantling permit to PreussenElektra for the Brokdorf plant. Phase 1 of the plant’s decommissioning and dismantling included the decommissioning and dismantling of the plant components that are no longer required and subject to nuclear regulatory s

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