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imho (!) ... nice articles ... but - there is always a but ;)) yes, part of it was the "anti-nuclear sentiment" ... but i would say, only a smaller part. the "real" reason was internal austrian politics. you have to know the background: during the 1970ties a left-leaning socialist government propelled the country into the future - implemented a large package of reforms -, after decades of societal backlash & stagnati…
Would make an amazing set for a film.
Also fun fact: The plant is still producing energy but with Solar panels since they plastered the whole yard and the roof of the plant
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The reliance of the Austrian power grid on nuclear energy, combined with their total refusal to produce it domestically is certainly ironic. This phenomenon also predates any notion of green energy transition by several decades.
As Austrian it's a national pride, and certainly not ironic. Germany only followed after their Wackersdorf debacle, matching Tschnernobyl, and then finally Fukushima. The rest of Europe is still in the hands of the energy lobbies. And Austria does not rely on nuclear at all. It's rather the other way round, that all the others rely on Austria (and Swiss) expensive peak energy from their high mountains. When Europe tu…
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/we-...
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As Austrian it's a national pride, and certainly not ironic. Germany only followed after their Wackersdorf debacle, matching Tschnernobyl, and then finally Fukushima. The rest of Europe is still in the hands of the energy lobbies. And Austria does not rely on nuclear at all. It's rather the other way round, that all the others rely on Austria (and Swiss) expensive peak energy from their high mountains. When Europe tu…
That's how it sponsored Putin's war for decades, by being reliant on Russian oil and gas. Austria is still doing that, until maybe Ukraine closes down or blows up the pipeline. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/we-...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-023-01228-5
https://cepa.org/article/russias-civil-nuclear-threat-must-b...
imho (!) ... nice articles ... but - there is always a but ;)) yes, part of it was the "anti-nuclear sentiment" ... but i would say, only a smaller part. the "real" reason was internal austrian politics. you have to know the background: during the 1970ties a left-leaning socialist government propelled the country into the future - implemented a large package of reforms -, after decades of societal backlash & stagnati…
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The reliance of the Austrian power grid on nuclear energy, combined with their total refusal to produce it domestically is certainly ironic. This phenomenon also predates any notion of green energy transition by several decades.
They don't rely on nuclear energy. They rely on the grid. Just like the rest of the connected countries. Just like nuclear country France does. What kind of energy is cheap at the moment there is irrelevant. If nuclear energy would be turned off on the grid, like it happens all the time when the French fleet needs repairs again for example, no lights go out in Austria. Just like no lights go out in France. What you d…
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The reliance of the Austrian power grid on nuclear energy, combined with their total refusal to produce it domestically is certainly ironic. This phenomenon also predates any notion of green energy transition by several decades.
As Austrian it's a national pride, and certainly not ironic. Germany only followed after their Wackersdorf debacle, matching Tschnernobyl, and then finally Fukushima. The rest of Europe is still in the hands of the energy lobbies. And Austria does not rely on nuclear at all. It's rather the other way round, that all the others rely on Austria (and Swiss) expensive peak energy from their high mountains. When Europe tu…
[0] https://w3.windmesse.de/windenergie/pm/46044-ig-windkraft-at...
Would make an amazing set for a film.
I live a 15 mins drive from Zwentendorf and I can assure you they are used for so much. They have a "Shutdown festival" (rave party), you can go on a tour in the reactor (even go in the main boiler) and it's also often used for movies or small local productions. Also fun fact: The plant is still producing energy but with Solar panels since they plastered the whole yard and the roof of the plant
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The reliance of the Austrian power grid on nuclear energy, combined with their total refusal to produce it domestically is certainly ironic. This phenomenon also predates any notion of green energy transition by several decades.
As Austrian it's a national pride, and certainly not ironic. Germany only followed after their Wackersdorf debacle, matching Tschnernobyl, and then finally Fukushima. The rest of Europe is still in the hands of the energy lobbies. And Austria does not rely on nuclear at all. It's rather the other way round, that all the others rely on Austria (and Swiss) expensive peak energy from their high mountains. When Europe tu…
Would you happen to have a source?