The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) at Germany’s single unit Unterweser NPP in the Wesermarsch district of Lower Saxony has been removed as part of its decommissioning using novel technology. The 1410 MWe pressurised water reactor was.
The reactor pressure vessel has been removed from the reactor pit of the shut down Unterweser nuclear power plant in Germany using a solution developed by Dutch heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet. PreussenElektra will use the technique to remove the vessels at four other pressurised water reactor plants it owns in Germany.
The German state of Bavaria is urging the federal government to grant it decision-making autonomy on the future of the recently-deactivated Isar 2 nuclear power plant, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder said on Sunday.
Action from Broadcast at the nuclear power plant Emsland Photo: AFP/Ina Fassbender They are happy about the shutdown of the last three nuclear power plants still in operation this weekend, but they still want to continue their fight. A strong anti-nuclear movement is still needed, say many activists. Because the nuclear phase-out in Germany is…