Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant
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Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant was a now-decommissioned nuclear power station in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, that played a significant role in the country’s electricity generation before its shutdown under the German nuclear phase-out policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9539304 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant Context triple: [Philippsburg, hasNearbyFacility, Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant]
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A.
Fessenheim hydroelectric power station
Fessenheim hydroelectric power station is a run-of-river hydroelectric facility on the Rhine in eastern France, known for generating renewable electricity via the Grand Canal d’Alsace.
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B.
Lingen nuclear power plant
The Lingen nuclear power plant is a former German nuclear power station located near the town of Lingen in Lower Saxony, which operated from the late 1960s until its shutdown in the 1970s.
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C.
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant is a major Spanish nuclear power facility located in Catalonia that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
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D.
Turów Power Station
Turów Power Station is a large lignite-fired power plant in southwestern Poland, notable as one of the country’s major electricity producers and a significant source of regional environmental controversy.
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E.
Borssele nuclear power plant
The Borssele nuclear power plant is a Dutch nuclear power station located in the province of Zeeland that generates electricity using a single pressurized water reactor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant Target entity description: Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant was a now-decommissioned nuclear power station in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, that played a significant role in the country’s electricity generation before its shutdown under the German nuclear phase-out policy.
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A.
Fessenheim hydroelectric power station
Fessenheim hydroelectric power station is a run-of-river hydroelectric facility on the Rhine in eastern France, known for generating renewable electricity via the Grand Canal d’Alsace.
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B.
Lingen nuclear power plant
The Lingen nuclear power plant is a former German nuclear power station located near the town of Lingen in Lower Saxony, which operated from the late 1960s until its shutdown in the 1970s.
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C.
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant is a major Spanish nuclear power facility located in Catalonia that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
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D.
Turów Power Station
Turów Power Station is a large lignite-fired power plant in southwestern Poland, notable as one of the country’s major electricity producers and a significant source of regional environmental controversy.
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E.
Borssele nuclear power plant
The Borssele nuclear power plant is a Dutch nuclear power station located in the province of Zeeland that generates electricity using a single pressurized water reactor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric power station
ⓘ
nuclear power plant ⓘ |
| commercialOperationStart |
1980
ⓘ
1985 ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
1970
ⓘ
1977 ⓘ |
| coolingSource | Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decommissioningProcessStart |
2017
ⓘ
2020 ⓘ |
| energySource | nuclear fission ⓘ |
| formerStatus | base-load power plant ⓘ |
| fuelType | low-enriched uranium ⓘ |
| gridConnectionDate |
1979-03-07
ⓘ
1984-12-17 ⓘ |
| gridOperatorRegion | TransnetBW control area ⓘ |
| hasCoolingTowers | yes ⓘ |
| hasReactor |
Philippsburg 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippsburg 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Philippsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Baden-Württemberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karlsruhe district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Upper Rhine Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| netElectricalCapacity |
1468 MW
ⓘ
926 MW ⓘ |
| numberOfReactors | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | EnBW Kernkraft GmbH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German nuclear power fleet ⓘ |
| permanentShutdown |
2011
ⓘ
2019 ⓘ |
| policyContext |
Energiewende
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Atomic Energy Act phase-out amendments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorNetCapacity_Philippsburg1 | 926 MW ⓘ |
| reactorNetCapacity_Philippsburg2 | 1468 MW ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier_Philippsburg1 | Kraftwerk Union AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier_Philippsburg2 | Kraftwerk Union AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorType |
boiling water reactor
ⓘ
pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| reasonForShutdown |
German nuclear phase-out policy
ⓘ
post-Fukushima nuclear safety policy in Germany ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyAuthority | Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shutdownDate |
2011-03-17
ⓘ
2019-12-31 ⓘ |
| significantFor |
electricity generation in Baden-Württemberg
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electricity supply in southwest Germany ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant Description of subject: Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant was a now-decommissioned nuclear power station in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, that played a significant role in the country’s electricity generation before its shutdown under the German nuclear phase-out policy.
Referenced by (1)
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