Germany Shutters Its Last Nuclear Power Plants

NECKARWESTHEIM, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Neckarwestheim 2 nuclear power plant pictured on the day the plant is officially shutting down on April 15, 2023 near Neckarwestheim, Germany. Neckarwestheim 2, Emsland and Isar 2 are Germany's last three operating nuclear power plants and are scheduled to cease operation tonight. Their closure was originally scheduled for December 31 of 2022, though Germany's government coalition extended their operation due to the turbulent energy market resulting from Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. The shuttering of the plants marks a historic chapter in German history and is being celebrated by Germany's decades-old, grassroots anti-nuclear movement. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)