Germany has shut down half of its six nuclear power plants, kickstarting its 11-year plan to phase out the use of atomic power.
Under Germany’s energy transition policy, the nuclear plants in the Gundremmingen, Brokdorf, and Grohnde were decommissioned on December 31, 2021, after three-and-a-half decades of operation, as the European country shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Germany has pulled the plug on three of its last six nuclear power stations as it moves towards completing its withdrawal from nuclear power as it turns its focus to renewables.. | January 1, 2022
BERLIN: Germany has pulled the plug on three of its last six nuclear power stations, with the others due to close this year, as it moves toward completing its withdrawal from nuclear power and turns its focus to renewable energy.