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We have a nuclear power plant which was completely finished yet never went to grid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwentendorf_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.m.

• FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  Anyone know why the referendum wasn't held BEFORE spending billions building a nuclear plant? Chernobyl hasn't happened at that point for the population to suddenly have a boogieman to fear. Most theories point to Russia lobbying for Austria to stay hooked onto its gas exports, so they had to run a FUD propaganda campaign against nuclear before the referendum. Especially that Austria isn't big on holding referendums to ask the population what it wants, like Switzerland does, and a few former Austrian ministers have worked or still do for Russian oil & gas companies.
  • Paradigma11 3y ago
    Afaik it was a combination of several things. On the one hand it was a referendum against the Kreisky administration supported by the OEVP to damage him. On the other hand it was the beginning of the green movement with a more important role of civil movements and protests. But yes, pretty stupid.
    • FirmwareBurner 3y ago
      >On the one hand it was a referendum against the Kreisky administration supported by the OEVP to damage him. Wasting a highly expensive taxpayer funded energy project as a political weapon just to spite the opposition party is peak politics.
• treyd 3y ago
  With all the other things they've found use for it, I wonder if you could convince them to host your wedding.