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Nuclear reactor plant in Germany awaits demolition

TOKYO, Japan - The decommissioned Greifswald nuclear power plant in Lubmin, northern Germany, shown in this file photo taken in September 2012, awaits demolition amid controversy over whether to use tax money to help electric power companies finance the huge costs of decommissioning.

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German restaurant owner worries about high energy bills

STORY: German restaurant owner worries about high energy bills DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the view in Europe 2. various of Nord Stream I pipeline 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): KLAUS RUDOLPH, Owner of a restaurant in Lubmin STORYLINE: Europe is heading toward a bitter winter as a new disruption of natural gas from Russia aggravates its energy crunch and the cost of living crisis. Russia's largest gas producer Gazprom announced earlier this month that it had stopped gas supplies via the Nord Stream I pipeline for an indefinite period due to malfunctions at a compressor unit. Analysts say the Russian gas cut-off will likely worsen Europe's energy crisis and trigger further fuel price hikes, escalating inflation and impacting livelihoods. Some businesses in Europe have felt the pinch of the energy crisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): KLAUS RUDOLPH, Owner of a restaurant in Lubmin "The gas price is three times of the past, at least three times. I

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Nord Stream 1 resumes gas deliveries to Germany after maintenance

STORY: Nord Stream 1 resumes gas deliveries to Germany after maintenance DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent "I'm here in Lubmin, a small town in northeastern Germany. Nord Stream 1 pipeline resumed this morning after 10 days of maintenance. Gas is flowing again and the gas transport level has resumed at the pre-maintenance level, around 40 percent of the pipeline's transport capacity. The registered volumes could also change in the course of a day, and it would take some time before full transport capacity is reached." The Nord Stream 1 pipeline was completed in 2011. It transports gas from Vyborg in Russia to Lubmin in northeastern Germany. According to the operator, gas is further transported from there to other European countries such as Belgium, Denmark, France and the Netherlands. Xin

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Russia-Ukraine conflict worsens energy shortages in Germany

STORY: Russia-Ukraine conflict worsens energy shortages in Germany DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (German): LUER, Retiree in Berlin STORYLINE: Oil prices in Europe have been surging since the start of the conflict in Ukraine amid fears that the European Union (EU) may ban the energy imports from Russia, a sign that the proposed embargo will inevitably backfire on its own economy. STANDUP (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in Lubmin, a town in north Germany. This is a site of the Nord Stream 1 project. It imports natural gas from Russia. The project was completed in 2011 and ever since then has become the vital energy provider for Germany. As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, the Western countries have been imposing sanctions against Russia, including energy export. But the German government has made it clear that it won't ban the energy import from Ru

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