On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the Germans shut down their last three nuclear power plants. Greenpeace and others have been working on the de-commissioning for decades.
Nuclear power has always been the most expensive and dangerous. The Comanche Peak nuclear plant near Dallas was supposed to cost $779 million to be completed in 5 years. Fifteen years later, the project ended costing $9.1 billion.
See this excerpt from the Greenpeace statement:
Nuclear energy is expensive, risky, and far from independent: More than half of the uranium traded worldwide comes from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. With resources no longer squandered on the false promise of nuclear energy, following its removal from the energy mix, the renewable energy transition can finally pick up speed. I look forward to a safe and secure future with renewable energies, without fear of the next nuclear accident and misguided investments in error-prone and outdated technology.
See the entire statement in English here:
People Power Ends Nuclear Energy Era in Germany
The German nuclear phase-out is a victory of reason over the lust for profit; over powerful corporations and their client politicians.
See the entire statement in German here:
Nach Jahrzehnten des Protestes steigt Deutschland endlich aus der Atomkraft aus. Roland Hipp, geschäftsführender Vorstand von Greenpeace Deutschland, blickt zurück – und mit Freude in die Zukunft.
| Adieu, AtomkraftNach Jahrzehnten des Protestes steigt Deutschland endlich aus der Atomkraft aus. Roland Hipp, geschäftsführender… |
Sincerely,
Ed