Blut – Lebensspender, Abwehrkraft und Jungbrunnen

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Vom Widerstand zum Atomausstieg – Die Epoche der Kernenergie in Deutschland (2/2)

Der Widerstand gegen das AKW Wyhl in den 1970ern war die Keimzelle der großen Anti-Atomkraft-Bewegung. Am Ende hat sie gesiegt, die letzten Meiler sind 2023 vom Netz gegangen – anders als im Ausland. Wie kam es dazu? 

Frühe Atom-Euphorie – Die Epoche der Kernenergie in Deutschland (1/2)

In Deutschland war die Begeisterung für die Atomkraft zunächst groß: unerschöpfliche Energie! 1960 wird im Kernkraftwerk Kahl am Main "das atomare Feuer entfacht", wie der Reporter damals schwärmt. 

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