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Hoping for better times, Germany shuts down its nuclear power plants.
A law passed in 2002 mandated the eventual elimination of the emission-free power source, and the Fukushima accident in 2011 sealed the deal. Starting at 10 p.m. on Saturday, the Isar-2 nuclear facility near Munich will begin gradually reducing its power output by 10 MW/min. After 45 minute...
JAPAN IN A FIX: UNABLE TO FIND WAYS TO SAFELY DISPOSE SPENT NUCLEAR RODS
The Fukushima nuclear disaster was a wake-up call to Japan from relying too much on nuclear energy. The country had tried to reuse spent nuclear material by creating mixed-oxide reactor rods. Post this, disposal of the spent nuclear rods in a safe manner has become an issue for the nuclear plants...