Lingen nuclear power plant
Lingen nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in Germany with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingen nuclear power plant | Retired | BWR | BWR with fossil fuel-fired superheater | 268 | 1968 |
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.
Lingen nuclear power plant Retired
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR with fossil fuel-fired superheater |
| Size class | Small |
| Gross capacity | 268MW |
| Net capacity | 183MW |
| Thermal output | 520MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Owner | RWE Nuclear GmbH100% |
| Operator | Kernkraftwerk Lingen |
| Construction start | 1 Oct 1964 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 31 Jan 1968 |
| Grid connection | 1 Jul 1968 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Oct 1968 |
| Permanent shutdown | 5 Jan 1977 |
Lingen nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 3.7 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1960s is 5.0 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Doel nuclear power plant (245 km), Tihange nuclear power plant (258 km) and Borssele nuclear power plant (272 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingen nuclear power plant | 1964 | 1968 | 3.7 | 5.0 (1960s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doel nuclear power plant | Belgium | 245 km | 1.1 |
| Tihange nuclear power plant | Belgium | 258 km | 1.1 |
| Borssele nuclear power plant | Netherlands | 272 km | 0.5 |
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 | Niedersachsen, Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52.4831, 7.3005 |
| Elevation | about 25 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 90 km from the sea |
| Region | Western Europe |
| Units by status | Retired: 1 |
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 | RWE Nuclear GmbH |
|---|---|
| Operators | Kernkraftwerk Lingen |
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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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