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Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant
Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant is a closed nuclear power plant in France, with 1,760 MW of capacity, owned by Électricité de France (67.5%) and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (17.5%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Grand Est | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1977 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1978 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2020 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Électricité de France (67.5%) | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (17.5%) | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Électricité de France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,760 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,760 MW (sum of operating units, FESSENHEIM 1 880 MW; FESSENHEIM 2 880 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0208L | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0207N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.9036, 7.5625 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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3 sources record Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q676411 | Wikidata | — |
| FESSENHEIM | asset:eic:17W100P100P0207N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| FESSENHEIM | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0207N | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant has closed: it is not ranked among the power plants that run, and its 1,760 MW is not counted in their totals.
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
- Planned retirement
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 49 substations and 1 CO2 emitter (201,136 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/678937257) | Substation | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Umspannwerk Tunsel | Substation | — | — | 7.5 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/37228444) | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Holcim Haut Rhin - Usine d'Altkirch | CO2 emitter | 201,136 tCO2e | — | 39 km |
Owners, operator and place
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Data on this page
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.