en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection issued the second and final permit required for the decommissioning and dismantling of the Grohnde nuclear power plant to operator PreussenElektra on May 15.

This permit allows for the dismantling of key components such as the reactor pressure vessel and the biological shield. Previously, the ministry had issued the first dismantling permit in December 2023, and dismantling work at the plant began in January 2024.

Currently, the removal of components from the main cooling circuit has been completed, and the newly constructed waste treatment center is now operational. The plant achieved "fuel-free" status in April this year, with all 694 spent fuel assemblies transferred to the on-site interim storage facility. The next technically challenging phase—dismantling the internal components of the reactor pressure vessel—is scheduled to begin in early 2027.

PreussenElektra plans to complete the dismantling of the Grohnde nuclear power plant by the mid-2030s, after which the site will be available for redevelopment. The company is currently responsible for the decommissioning of eight nuclear power plants in Germany, with the goal of completing the dismantling of all its nuclear facilities by 2040.

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