Germany’s nuclear power regions fear for the future when plants close The Brokdorf nuclear power plant, north of Hamburg has been producing electricity for nearly 35 years. But that is about to change. On the 31st of December next year it will be taken off the grid and decommissioned. It is a part of the …
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End of One Era, Start of Another – Taiwan Business TOPICS Decommissioning will keep Taiwan’s nuclear sector busy for decades and potentially offer global opportunities. When unit 2 at the Maanshan nuclear power plant near the southern tip of Taiwan reaches the end of its license on May 17, 2025, all nuclear power generation on …
France’s oldest nuclear power station starts shutdown The first of two reactors at the Fessenheim nuclear power station (Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) will stop operating at 2h30 on Saturday February 22. It marks the beginning of the total shutdown and closure of the power station, by government decree. The station will stop operating completely by the …
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EDF plans to close 14 reactors at seven nuclear power plants (Montel) French utility EDF is mulling closing up to 14 reactors at seven nuclear power plants, in addition to two at Fessenheim (1.6 GW) due to be axed later this year, according to an updated version of France’s energy roadmap.
France Could Shut Next Two Nuclear Reactors Sooner Than Expected PARIS – France could shut down its next two nuclear reactors in 2025-2026 if market conditions are right, earlier than expected as it presses ahead with plans to close 14 reactors by 2035, a government consultation document showed on Tuesday.
Germany takes nuclear plant offline, final six to close over two years Germany will take another step toward completing its withdrawal from nuclear power when EnBW pulls the plug on the Philippsburg 2 power station on New Year’s Eve, leaving half a dozen plants still to close over the next two years.
Switzerland switches off nuclear plant as it begins exit from atomic power MUEHLEBERG, Switzerland (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Muehleberg nuclear power station went off the grid on Friday after 47 years, marking the end of an era as the shutdown starts the country’s exit from atomic power. The 373-megawatt-capacity plant which opened in 1972 has generated …
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German nuclear exit continues as planned with next reactor to close Dec 31 London – Germany’s planned phasing out of nuclear power will continue with the closure next Tuesday of the 1.5 GW Philippsburg 2, leaving six reactors with a combined 8 GW online for the next 2-3 years. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, …
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Permanent Shutdown of Wolseong Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 Confirmed The permanent shutdown of Wolseong Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province has been confirmed. Nuclear power experts criticized that the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission made a hasty conclusion to close down the reactor in compliance of the government’s nuclear phase-out
