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Cooling Towers of Gundremmingen Nuclear Plant Demolished in Germany

Summary

Two cooling towers of a nuclear plant have been demolished in the German town of Gundremmingen, having been a fixture of the landscape since 1980. Thick clouds of white smoke and dust rose into the air as the towers collapsed during a controlled demolition with explosives. The nuclear plant has been offline for four years, its demolition part of Germany's phasing out of nuclear energy.

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24ur.com

Center

160-Meter Cooling Tower Made History in 15 Seconds

The cooling towers of the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in Germany became history in just 15 seconds. Explosions were set off at exactly 12:00 on Saturday, reducing the two 160-meter-high towers to rubble.

1 day ago·Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Zero Hedge

Right

Germany Blows Up Last Nuclear Plant Towers While Economy Collapses

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

17 hours ago·United States

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Report24

Far Right

No Electricity Gap with Nuclear Energy - Germany's Most Expensive Path of Error in History

Introduced by Chancellor Merkel, under Scholz and Habeck, Germany's nuclear exit proves to be an extremely expensive mistake. This is illustrated by a new study by a Norwegian researcher. At that time, the foundation stone was laid for the deindustrialisation of Germany taking place today and the economic future was lost. In fact, the German nuclear power plants with corresponding retrofits could easily have remained in operation for one to two …

2 days ago

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CNN

Lean Left

Germany demolishes cooling towers at nuclear power plant

The demolition of the plant’s two 528-foot-high cooling towers marks an important step in the dismantling of the Gundremmingen nuclear power station in the southern state of Bavaria.

2 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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