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A gradual closing of nuclear power plants had come along with concessions in questions of safety for the population with transport of nuclear waste throughout Germany. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] This latter point has been disagreed with by the Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
Nuclear power plants take years to dismantle, and contaminated sites have to be cleared and declared free of radiation. [36] One estimate puts the cost of dismantling Germany's nuclear reactor sites at €18 billion, not counting the cost of radioactive waste disposal. [57] Spent nuclear fuel is stockpiled in temporary locations. [58]
Germany on Friday shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power.
Europe’s largest economy is the biggest yet to quit atomic energy, choosing coal over fission in a struggle with high stakes for climate change and geopolitics.
Germany was set to phase out nuclear energy by end-2022, but now faces a looming crisis after Russia cut off natural-gas flows via a key pipeline.
[6] In 1975 an incident occurred in which two workers were killed by escaping steam: it was the first fatal accident in a nuclear power plant in Germany. [7] [8] [9] On 13 January 1977 a serious incident occurred that resulted in the total loss of Unit A. In cold, damp weather, two high-voltage lines carrying electricity from the plant short ...
Here is a look at Germany's politically charged debate on nuclear power. The move marks another hiccup in the country's long-running plan to end the use of atomic energy.
Energy in Germany is obtained primarily from fossil fuels, accounting for 77.6% of total energy consumption in 2023, followed by renewables at 19.6%, and 0.7% nuclear power. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On 15 April 2023, the three remaining German nuclear reactors were taken offline, completing the country's nuclear phase-out plan. [ 3 ]