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Zwentendorf: Inside The Austrian Nuclear Reactor That Was Never Switched On, Thanks To Public Opposition

Zwentendorf: Inside The Austrian Nuclear Reactor That Was Never Switched On, Thanks To Public Opposition

Antinuclear Movement, Europe, Videos April 12, 2020 at 9:08 am 0 comments

Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant, in Austria, was ready to go: it just needed starting up. But that never happened, and forty years later, it still sits mothballed. Here’s why:

Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant: Turned into a Museum without operating for a day

Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant: Turned into a Museum without operating for a day

Zwentendorf, located 40 kms away from Vienna, is an unusual place. There is a huge nuclear plant here, the first plant built in Austria. But it never operated, not even for a day. While the tsunami that devastated Japan’s nuclear power plants has forced the world to review the safetyRead More