The Battle of Brokdorf and a carousel in the cooling tower — the era of nuclear power in Germany

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The Battle of Brokdorf and a carousel in the cooling tower — the era of nuclear power in Germany

It was over a year ago. On April 15, 2023, the last three remaining nuclear power plants in Germany were shut down. This is the end of the era of nuclear energy in this country. A look back in pictures — of protests and breakdowns, confidence and fears about the future. The first research reactor was opened in Munich in 1957, the first nuclear power plant five years later in Kahl in Lower Franconia — from there it was, blow by blow. In the sixti…