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FTR: The Isar 2 plant‘s fuel rods are almost depleted. From ordering new ones to actually getting them installed takes 12-18 months. Second: Isar 2 is out of ce
by jwildeboer 3y ago
FTR: The Isar 2 plant‘s fuel rods are almost depleted. From ordering new ones to actually getting them installed takes 12-18 months. Second: Isar 2 is out of certification. Re-certifying will take another 1-2 years. Third: the 25% co-owner of Isar 2, the city of Munich, has already declared to NOT agree, as has the 75% owner, Preussen-Elektra. And finally - this would need fundamental changes in the German laws for which a majority simply doesn’t exist.
Söder is in the middle of his re-election campaign. This is just another round of his useless populism.
(I live in Munich and have been observing this whole process of shutting down nuclear since it started 23 years ago)
If you want to learn more about the history and implementation of the shutdown decision and process: https://www.base.bund.de/EN/ns/nuclear-phase-out/nuclear-phase-out_node.html https://www.base.bund.de/EN/ns/nuclear-phase-out/nuclear-pha... is a good starting point. It’s from the German Federal Office for the safety of nuclear waste.
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- raphman 3y agoI absolutely agree. Furthermore, even if the federal government agreed to hand over operation and responsibility, Söder would certainly have to find a location in Bavaria for a repository for depleted radioactive fuel rods. However, Söder has always vehemently objected to building such a repository in Bavaria, blaming the geological conditions here. This is just hot air. P.S.: thanks for the COVID updates
- CameronNemo 3y agoDoesn't France recycle their depleted fuel? There are proliferation concerns with Germany taking such an action, but I think it is warranted considering the mess that is the NPT.