unfinished (4 of 8 reactors were producing power and the unfinished 4 were part of an upgrade project started in the 1980s) power station was shut down shortly after German reunification. In 1992 a new pier was completed, and several hotels and restaurants constructed, thus underlining the status of the town as a seaside resort. After the Second World War Lubmin was part of Rostock district, and since 1990 part of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Traffic Development of the municipality is facilitated by a state highway from Greifswald to Wolgast passing through Lubmin. An additional highway runs from Lubmin to Wusterhusen. Lubmin also possesses a railway connection, though it no longer carries passengers. Since 2004 the municipality has featured a large Baltic Sea port (however this has not yet been officially opened). The port was constructed from the discharge channel of the former nuclear power station. Industry A large part of the municipal area of Lubmin was occupied by the GDR's largest nuclear power station, Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant. The first of its five reactors went into operation in 1973. An additional four nuclear reactors were constructed in the building; however Block 5, completed in 1989, had only progressed to trials before the entire plant was shut down 1990 due to tightened safety standards. Nuclear power opponents fear that the Federal nuclear waste facility (operated by Energiewerke Nord GmbH) could be used to serve all of Europe. Fears have been raised over potential damage to the coastal landscape and the quality of the traffic route has been criticized. At present it is disputed in Lubmin whether the focus of the municipality is to concentrate on the industrial settlement or on the previously neglected tourist industry. Three power plants were planned to be constructed in Lubmin to support the Nord Stream 1 Russo–German gas pipeline ending nearby. The Danish energy company DONG Energy planned the Kraftwerke Greifswald, a multifuel, 2× 800MW power plant, in 2006. Some feared that the resulting increase in the temperature of the Baltic Sea could damage the sea's ecosystem. DONG Energy abandoned the project in 2009. In 2022, a liquified natural gas regasification reception terminal started sending gas onshore, supplied via smaller transfer vessels from a floating production storage and offloading ship further offshore. References External links Seaside resorts in Germany Populated coastal places in Germany (Baltic Sea) Vorpommern-Greifswald