“Nuclear power plant may be dismantled”
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The Green Party has criticised the Bavarian environment ministry for giving the go-ahead to tear down a nuclear power plant. The Isar I plant is to be demolished despite around 300 tonnes of radioactive material which cannot be removed for storage until 2020 still sitting in a holding basin. “Starting to dismantle the plant before clearing away the holding basin is highly risky,” said Greens politician Rosi Steinberger. Preußen-Elektra, which owns the plant, insists its main priority is “the security of workers, community members and the surrounding area”.
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