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2023 CE

Completion of Germany’s nuclear phase-out

Energy · Technology · Infrastructure

Germany’s last three reactors ceased generating electricity in April 2023. The outcome closed a policy process accelerated in 2011 and temporarily adjusted during the 2022–2023 energy crisis. It is a national system-design decision—with implications for replacement supply, grids, and security—not a general conclusion about nuclear power in every country.

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    2026-09-23

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