Germany Shuts Down Its Last Nuclear Power Reactors
1 year, 11 months ago

Germany Shuts Down Its Last Nuclear Power Reactors

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Steam rises from the RWE nuclear power plant Emsland in Lingen, Germany, on Friday. “These three nuclear reactors in Germany produce more electricity than all Danish windmills and solar panels combined,” Sollid, who advocates for nuclear energy in Denmark, said by phone. Associated Press But the Fukushima disaster showed that “even in a high-tech country like Japan, the risks associated with nuclear energy cannot be controlled 100%,” Angela Merkel, Germany’s then-chancellor, said at the time. Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images “Germany’s nuclear plants are some of the very finest in the world, if not the finest,” said Mark Nelson, a Chicago-based nuclear engineer who runs the consultancy Radiant Energy and advocates for atomic power. Some of the most advanced engineering ever accomplished in nuclear energy, Germany’s reactors have among the top performance records in the 32 countries with atomic power and do so with minimal staffing.

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Germany reduces use of fossil fuels
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany reduces use of fossil fuels

China Daily  

Electrical power pylons with high-voltage power lines are seen during sunset near Weselitz, Germany November 18, 2022. Germany has taken another step in its attempts to cut carbon emissions and reliance on fossil fuel energy sources by shutting down seven coal-fired power stations during the Easter weekend, power generator companies RWE and LEAG have said. "In view of the worsening …

Scholz dismisses talk of keeping nuclear energy option open in Germany
1 year, 6 months ago

Scholz dismisses talk of keeping nuclear energy option open in Germany

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed a suggestion by a junior coalition partner that the country should keep open the option of using its closed nuclear power plants, declaring that atomic energy is a “dead horse” in Germany. This week, the Free Democrats’ parliamentary group approved a policy statement saying that it wants “to stop the dismantling of the …

Germany to shut down final nuclear reactors. What's behind atomic energy exit
1 year, 11 months ago

Germany to shut down final nuclear reactors. What's behind atomic energy exit

Hindustan Times  

Germany has begun the closure of its remaining three nuclear reactors, despite the fact that several nations are experiencing atomic energy resurgences as a green energy source and the country itself is experiencing energy shortages as a result of natural gas supply disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. The last three nuclear plants were contributing 6% of Germany power requirement …

Over and out: Germany switches off its last nuclear plants
1 year, 11 months ago

Over and out: Germany switches off its last nuclear plants

Associated Press  

BERLIN — “Nuclear power, no thanks!” What was once a slogan found on the bumper of many a German car became a reality Saturday, as the country shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants in line with a long-planned transition toward renewable energy. As energy prices spiked last year due to the war in Ukraine, some members of German …

Germany ends nuclear era by shutting down last three power plants
1 year, 11 months ago

Germany ends nuclear era by shutting down last three power plants

Firstpost  

Berlin: Reaching its final step in quitting nuclear power, Germany on Saturday pulled the plug on its last three nuclear power stations, ending the country’s nuclear era that began almost six decades ago. Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection, Steffi Lemke, told CNN, “The position of the German government is clear: nuclear power is not green. At …

Germany shuts all of its nuclear plants – and is warned it will regret it
1 year, 11 months ago

Germany shuts all of its nuclear plants – and is warned it will regret it

The Telegraph  

Germany became only the third European country to shut off its nuclear power supply on Saturday when its final three reactors were severed from the grid for good. The end of German nuclear energy, a process begun by former chancellor Angela Merkel after the Fukushima disaster in 2011, came at the same time as the country seeks to wean itself …

Germany bids farewell to its last nuclear plants, eyes hydrogen future
1 year, 11 months ago

Germany bids farewell to its last nuclear plants, eyes hydrogen future

Associated Press  

LINGEN, Germany — For 35 years, the Emsland nuclear power plant in northwestern Germany has reliably provided millions of homes with electricity and many with well-paid jobs in what was once an agricultural backwater. “Energy efficiency, wind, and solar energy will soon become dominant sources, but in the meantime, it is wisest to continue to run existing nuclear,” as long …

German town bids farewell to nuclear, eyes hydrogen future
1 year, 11 months ago

German town bids farewell to nuclear, eyes hydrogen future

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The Emsland nuclear power plant has indeed contributed significantly …

German government rejects new call to delay nuclear shutdown
1 year, 11 months ago

German government rejects new call to delay nuclear shutdown

Associated Press  

BONN, Germany — The German government dismissed calls Wednesday for a last-minute delay in shutting down the country’s last three nuclear power plants this weekend. Wolfgang Kubicki, deputy leader of the Free Democrats, said in an interview with the Funke Media Group that Germany has the safest nuclear power plants worldwide and switching them off would be “a dramatic mistake” …

German lawmakers OK delay in switching off nuclear plants
2 years, 4 months ago

German lawmakers OK delay in switching off nuclear plants

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German lawmakers have approved a plan to keep the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants until mid-April, extending their life beyond the originally planned shut-off at the end of this year. Economy Minister Robert Habeck and his environmentalist Greens had argued that only two nuclear plants in southern Germany — Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim 2 — should be …

German lawmakers OK delay in switching off nuclear plants
2 years, 4 months ago

German lawmakers OK delay in switching off nuclear plants

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy German lawmakers have approved a …

Swedish nuke reactor back up; no reason given for shutdown
2 years, 4 months ago

Swedish nuke reactor back up; no reason given for shutdown

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The sole reactor of a nuclear power plant in southern Sweden was working again but the plant remained disconnected from the country’s power grid Thursday, an official said. “Late last night, the disturbance that caused the turbine stop was fixed and the start-up began,” plant spokeswoman Désirée Liljevall told The Associated Press. Liljevall said the plant was gearing …

Swedish reactor unexpectedly shuts down after turbine fault
2 years, 4 months ago

Swedish reactor unexpectedly shuts down after turbine fault

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — A reactor at a nuclear plant in southern Sweden shut down unexpectedly Wednesday after suffering a fault in its turbine, Swedish broadcaster SVT said. The outage comes at a critical time, however, as soaring energy prices and supply problems have European countries scrambling to ensure they have enough power for the coming winter. Nord Pool, a pan-European power …

Explained: Germany and the political debate on nuclear shutdown
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: Germany and the political debate on nuclear shutdown

Firstpost  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations to allow all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations for all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April. First shutdown plan A centre-left government of Social Democrats and Greens passed a law in 2002 …

EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown
2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations for all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April. FIRST SHUTDOWN PLAN A center-left government of Social Democrats and Greens passed a law in 2002 that Germany would build no new nuclear power plants and shut down all existing reactors over the coming decades. SECOND THOUGHTS …

Germany overrides allies, keeps 3 nuclear power plants running
2 years, 5 months ago

Germany overrides allies, keeps 3 nuclear power plants running

LA Times  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ordered ministers Monday to prepare to keep all of the country’s three remaining nuclear plants running until mid-April, putting his foot down on an issue that had threatened to split his three-party government. The environmentalist Greens, led by Economy and Energy Minister Robert Habeck, had argued that only two nuclear plants in southern Germany — Isar …

Germany to keep 2 of its 3 nuclear plants running into April
2 years, 6 months ago

Germany to keep 2 of its 3 nuclear plants running into April

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s government plans to keep two of the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants running until mid-April to help prevent a potential winter energy shortage, the economy and energy minister said Tuesday. The announcement by Economy and Energy Minister Robert Habeck means the government has officially, albeit temporarily, reversed Germany’s long-held plan to shut shut down its nuclear …

Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel
2 years, 6 months ago

Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel

NPR  

Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel Enlarge this image toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR Rob Schmitz/NPR DORTMUND, Germany — Power Plant Manager Bernard Vendt stands on a platform jutting out from a smokestack, 20 stories above his company's chemical park. The coal's destination lies underneath Vendt in a massive furnace whose heat will spin turbines …

Operator doubts German plan to keep nuclear plants on standby
2 years, 6 months ago

Operator doubts German plan to keep nuclear plants on standby

Al Jazeera  

Germany plans to delay closure of two nuclear power plants amid disruption to Russian gas deliveries to Europe. Germany’s plans to delay the closure of two nuclear plants were thrown into confusion on Wednesday, with the operator of one saying the request to keep it on standby was not technically possible as the government said it had been misunderstood. “We …

Germany sticks to nuclear power deadline but leaves loophole
2 years, 6 months ago

Germany sticks to nuclear power deadline but leaves loophole

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany is sticking to its long-held plan of shutting down the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants this year but keeping the option of reactivating two of them in case of an energy shortage in the coming months, officials said Monday. These include problems with France’s nuclear power plants, drought hampering hydropower generation in the Alps and Norway, …

Germany to keep last three nuclear-power plants running in policy U-turn
2 years, 7 months ago

Germany to keep last three nuclear-power plants running in policy U-turn

Live Mint  

BERLIN : Germany plans to postpone the closure of the country’s last three nuclear power plants as it braces for a possible shortage of energy this winter after Russia throttled gas supplies to the country, said German government officials. Still, while a formal decision could be weeks off, the government believes two key conditions allowing a temporary extension of the …

Germany U-turns on nuclear in scramble to avert winter crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Germany U-turns on nuclear in scramble to avert winter crisis

The Telegraph  

Germany plans to keep its remaining nuclear power plants open for longer in a major U-turn as it scrambles to keep the lights on this winter with less Russian gas. Officials have concluded the plants are needed due to gas shortages and they can be kept open without safety concerns, the Wall Street Journal reported. It came as Norway warned …

Germany’s Scholz says nuclear extension ‘could make sense’
2 years, 7 months ago

Germany’s Scholz says nuclear extension ‘could make sense’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that extending the life of Germany’s three remaining nuclear reactors beyond the end of the year “could make sense,” but he didn’t commit to the idea. Opposition leaders and the pro-business Free Democrats, the smallest party in Scholz’s coalition government, have increasingly advocated a rethink of the long-standing decision to switch off Germany’s …

Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries
55 years, 2 months ago

Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Rising concern over the impact of a potential Russian gas cutoff is fueling the debate in Germany over whether the country should switch off its last three nuclear power plants as planned at the end of this year. “A lot speaks for not switching off the safe and climate-friendly nuclear power plants, but if necessary using them until …

Russia Ukraine war: Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia Ukraine war: Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries

India TV News  

Russia Ukraine war: Rising concern over the impact of a potential Russian gas cutoff is fuelling the debate in Germany over whether the country should switch off its last three nuclear power plants as planned at the end of this year. “A lot speaks for not switching off the safe and climate-friendly nuclear power plants, but if necessary using them …

German official: Nuclear would do little to solve gas issue
2 years, 8 months ago

German official: Nuclear would do little to solve gas issue

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s vice chancellor on Tuesday defended the government’s commitment to ending the use of nuclear power at the end of this year, arguing that keeping its few remaining reactors running would be complex and do little to address the problems caused by a possible natural gas shortfall. Germany’s main opposition party has called repeatedly for the country’s last …

Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants
3 years, 2 months ago

Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants

Associated Press  

BERLIN — 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. Some in Germany have called for the decision on ending the use of nuclear power to be reconsidered because the power plants already in operation produce …

Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants
3 years, 2 months ago

Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants

Live Mint  

Germany on Friday is shutting 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. Some in Germany have called for the decision to end the use of nuclear power to be reconsidered again because the power plants already in operation produce …

Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants
3 years, 2 months ago

Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants

Al Jazeera  

Decision to close three facilities comes a year before decades-long use of atomic power winds down for good. Germany on Friday is shutting 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. Some in Germany have called for the decision to …

Germany gives nuke plant operators $2.9B for early shutdown
4 years ago

Germany gives nuke plant operators $2.9B for early shutdown

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The German government said Friday it has agreed with four utility companies that they will receive a combined 2.4 billion euros in compensation for the early shutdown of their nuclear power plants. Some utility companies have sued the German government, arguing they should receive significant compensation for lost investments and the electricity they can’t generate from the plants …

Inside the last of Germany’s disappearing nuclear plants
4 years, 10 months ago

Inside the last of Germany’s disappearing nuclear plants

CNN  

CNN — After an earthquake and tsunami triggered multiple meltdowns at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant in 2011, the shockwaves were felt across the world’s nuclear industry. Chancellor Angela Merkel immediately announced that she was taking the country’s seven oldest nuclear power plants off the grid. Inspired by Edward Burtynsky, he decided to record a complete picture of the country’s …

Renewable energy providing more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined in Germany
5 years, 8 months ago

Renewable energy providing more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined in Germany

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Renewable sources of energy produced more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined for the …

Germany Looks To Replace Nuclear Power
13 years, 8 months ago

Germany Looks To Replace Nuclear Power

NPR  

Germany Looks To Replace Nuclear Power Germany's decision to close its 17 nuclear power plants and invest more in alternative energy has been welcome by environmentalists. WESTERVELT: To reach the federal government's ambitious goal of having 35 percent of the country's electricity from renewable sources by 2020, experts say Germany has to invest heavily in ways to transfer the green …

Germany to abandon nuclear power by 2022
13 years, 9 months ago

Germany to abandon nuclear power by 2022

The Hindu  

Germany’s coalition government agreed early on Monday to shut down all the country’s nuclear power plants by 2022, the environment minister said, making it the first major industrialized nation in the last quarter century to announce plans to go nuclear-free. The country’s seven oldest reactors that were already taken off the grid pending safety inspections following the catastrophe at Japan’s …

Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022
13 years, 9 months ago

Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022

The Hindu  

Germany’s coalition government agreed early Monday to shut down all the country’s nuclear power plants by 2022, the environment minister said, making it the first major industrialized power to go nuclear—free since the Japanese disaster. The country’s seven oldest reactors already taken off the grid pending safety inspections following the catastrophe at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March will …

Germany shuts down seven nuclear reactors
13 years, 10 months ago

Germany shuts down seven nuclear reactors

The Hindu  

The environment ministers of Germany’s 16 states agreed on Friday that the country’s seven oldest nuclear reactors should be shut down permanently. These reactors have all been suspended as part of a three month nuclear “moratorium” imposed by Chancellor Angela Merkel following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan on March 11 this year. A 2.3 billion Euro nuclear energy tax, …

Germany Shuts Down 7 Nuke Reactors
14 years ago

Germany Shuts Down 7 Nuke Reactors

India TV News  

Berlin, March 15: German today ordered a temporary shut-down of seven oldest nuclear reactors in the country, a day after it announced a thorough review of the safety systems of all 17 such units in the wake of the unfolding atomic disaster in Japan. Chancellor Angela Merkel told journalists after a meeting with the premiers of five states where the …

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