Isar2

Dammstrasse
84051 Essenbach
Germany
T +49 87 02-38-0
F +49 87 02-38-24 66

In the 1970s it became apparent that the existing nuclear power plants - Isar 1, Grafenrheinfeld and Blocks B and C in gundremmingen - would not be sufficient to meet the future demand for electricity. Projections of future power demand lead to the construction of a new plant, Isar 2, which was commissioned in 1988. The plant initially had a capacity of 1,410 megawatts. It was also built in the Essenbach area because the location was already well developed for nuclear energy owing to the presence of Isar 1.

The safety facilities of Isar 1 and Isar 2 are completely independent from each other, so there is no risk of interaction between the two. Measures are also in place to ensure that the two blocks do not breach statutory requirements regarding radiation shielding, noise abatement and air and water pollution, even when they are both operating at the same time.


	Technical data


Operator			E.ON Kernkraft



Owners			E.ON Kernkraft (40%) E.ON Bayern (35%) Stadtwerke München (25%)



Reactor type			Pressurized-water reactor



Net capacity			1,400 MW



Cooling			Natural-draught wet cooling tower (h = 165 m)



Commissioned			1988



Supply segment			Base Load