Germany's final nuclear power plants come to a close

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Germany's final nuclear power plants come to a close, causing division worldwide​

Posted 9 hours ago, updated 5h ago

Germany has begun shutting off its last three nuclear reactors, ending six decades of nuclear power that helped spawn one of Europe's strongest protest movements.

The shutdown of the reactors agreed to more than a decade ago, was part of a long-planned transition toward renewable energy, drawing cheers from environmentalists who campaigned for the move.

But the shutdown was being closely watched abroad.

Other industrialised countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, are counting on nuclear energy to replace planet-warming fossil fuels.

Germany's remaining nuclear power plants switched off

Germany has begun shutting off its last three nuclear reactors, ending six decades of nuclear power that helped spawn one of Europe's strongest protest movements.

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