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Activists of the nationwide anti-nuclear organisation “ausgestrahlt” illuminate a cooling tower of the nuclear power plant Emsland run by German energy company RWE with the slogan “Nuclear energy – never again” in Lingen, western Germany on April 10, 2023. Germany will shut down its three remaining nuclear plants on April 15, betting that it can fulfil its green ambitions without atomic power despite the energy crisis caused by the Ukraine war. The cloud of white steam that has risen since 1989 over the river in Neckarwestheim, near Stuttgart, will soon be a distant memory, as will the Isar 2 complex in Bavaria and the Emsland plant in the north. Following the shutdown of the Emsland nuclear power plant, operator RWE expects the initial decommissioning phase, including post-operation, to last 14 years. (Photo by Ina Fassbender/AFP Photo)
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