Chinanews.net, February 23rd. According to the European Network Report, on the 22nd local time, France successfully shut down the No. 1 reactor of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in Upper Rhine near the German border. Built from 1970 to 1977, this nuclear power plant is the oldest nuclear power plant in France and the "eye-nails" of anti-nuclear people.
According to reports, EDF announced that at 2 am local time on the 22nd local time, the reactor at the Fessenem nuclear power plant was shut down and the procedure was successfully completed without any unexpected problems. EDF wishes to pay tribute to the excellent work of the operations team.
The Fessenheim nuclear power plant is close to the German-Swiss border and was officially opened in 1977. The shutdown of the No. 1 nuclear reactor is the first step in shutting down the entire nuclear power plant. The second reactor is scheduled to close on June 30. Next, dispose of spent nuclear fuel rods by the summer of 2023. The nuclear power plant will not be fully dismantled until 2040.
Demolition of a nuclear power plant is unprecedented in France. This old nuclear power plant is a symbol of danger for anti-nuclear economists in France, Germany, and Switzerland. Especially after the Fukushima nuclear power accident in Japan, criticism around the old nuclear power plant continued to rise, and anti-nuclear groups held numerous demonstrations and hunger strikes. (Li Sijia)