Nuclear Reactor to Shut Down Amid Germany's Atomic Phase-Out
BERLIN (Dispatches) - One of the reactors at the Grundremmingen plant in Bavaria switched off on Sunday as part of Germany's plan to scale back nuclear power. The power station was the site of Germany's first fatal nuclear power plant accident.
The Gundremmingen plant, located 120 kilometers (74.6 miles) northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria, is the last double-reactor plant operating in Germany.
As the plant's Unit B reactor shut down, only seven nuclear reactors will remain online in the country, including Gundremmingen's remaining one.
Unit B's closure has been planned for some time as part of Germany's plan to phase out nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. The last reactor in Germany is due to be turned off in 2022.
The Gundremmingen plant, located 120 kilometers (74.6 miles) northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria, is the last double-reactor plant operating in Germany.
As the plant's Unit B reactor shut down, only seven nuclear reactors will remain online in the country, including Gundremmingen's remaining one.
Unit B's closure has been planned for some time as part of Germany's plan to phase out nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. The last reactor in Germany is due to be turned off in 2022.