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Cooling tower of the useless Kalkar breeder reactor

Kalkar breeder reactor

Pouring money into a bottomless pit

In 1973, the foundation stone of the nuclear power plant of the future was laid in Kalkar, Germany. However, power was never produced there. Where did it go wrong?

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