Overview
- The two 160‑meter towers at the former Gundremmingen plant are slated for controlled demolition at 12:00 on Saturday with extensive cordons and traffic restrictions in place.
- Power supply will be unaffected because the site’s last reactor went offline in 2021 after Block B’s 2017 closure, making the blast a symbolic marker of the nuclear phase‑out.
- Commentary ties the spectacle to planning gaps in the Energiewende, citing years of policies that slowed solar and onshore wind and delayed grid and smart‑meter rollouts.
- A Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung study projects €650 billion in grid spending by 2045 as the government considers large gas‑fired backup plants that may need subsidies and face EU concerns.
- RWE says decommissioning continues for years and will soon add a large battery storage project at the site, with a groundbreaking planned four days after the blast.