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Germany shuts down last three nuclear power reactors

STORY: Germany shuts down last three nuclear power reactorsDATELINE: April 16, 2023LENGTH: 00:00:45LOCATION: BerlinCATEGORY: SOCIETYSHOTLIST:1. various of the Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany2. various of the Isar nuclear power plant in Bavaria, Germany3. various of the Emsland nuclear power plant in Lower Saxony, GermanySTORYLINE:Germany shut down its last three operating nuclear power reactors Saturday night, putting an end to more than half a century of nuclear power usage in the country.The shutdown of Emsland, Neckarwestheim II and Isar II came shortly before midnight.After the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, Germany's nuclear phase-out was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022 under the leadership of former Chancellor Angela Merkel.However, due to the energy crisis, operations at the plants have been extended until April 2023.Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Berlin.(XHTV)

GERMANY-NUCLEAR POWER PLANT-SHUTDOWN

Germany shuts down last three nuclear power reactors