Germany destroys two nuclear plant cooling towers as part of nuclear phaseout plan

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Germany destroys two nuclear plant cooling towers as part of nuclear phaseout plan  The two towers, equivalent to roughly 56,000 tonnes of concrete, collapsed in a controlled demolition on Saturday. It comes as part of Germany's nuclear phaseout.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/25/germany-destroys-two-nuclear-plant-cooling-towers-as-part-of-nuclear-phaseout-plan  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Two huge cooling towers of the former nuclear power plant in Gundremingen in Germany's Bavaria

00:07were destroyed in a controlled demolition at noon on Saturday. The plant had served as an

00:15important landmark in the town for nearly six decades, bringing numerous new jobs and

00:19boosting the town's economy. However, the removal of the cooling towers comes as part

00:29of the country's nuclear phase-out. Both nuclear reactors had already been closed

00:34for several years. Following Saturday's demolition, the dismantling of the plant

00:40will further continue, with completion expected by 2040.

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