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Defuelling of German plant completed
All the used nuclear fuel assemblies in the storage pool at the Brokdorf nuclear power plant have been transferred to an on-site interim storage facility, allowing the plant to move into the second phase of its decommissioning, PreussenElektra announced.
Monday, 16 February 2026
Steam generator removal begins at German plant
The removal of the first of four steam generators from the reactor building has begun at the shutdown Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in Germany.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 28 January 2026
German steam generators arrive in Sweden for recycling
EDF subsidiary Cyclife Sweden AB has completed the transfer of the four steam generators from Germany's shut down Unterweser nuclear power plant to its facility in Nyköping, Sweden, for processing.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Permit issued for final Brunsbüttel dismantling work
Vattenfall has received the second and final permit for the dismantling of the Brunsbüttel nuclear power plant from the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The 771 MWe boiling water reactor was permanently shut down in 2007.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Six German states unite for fusion research
The German states of Bavaria, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein have formed the Alliance for Fusion Research.
Fusion
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Friday, 14 November 2025
Cooling towers brought down at German plant
The two 160-metre-high cooling towers of the shut down Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in Germany have been demolished as part of the plant's decommissioning, utility RWE announced.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 27 October 2025
Gauss Fusion releases blueprint for development of its GIGA fusion plant
Berlin-based Gauss Fusion GmbH has presented what it says is Europe's first full design for a commercial fusion power plant.
Fusion
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Thursday, 16 October 2025
Germany boosts funding for fusion research
The German cabinet has approved the federal government's action plan aimed at accelerating commercial fusion deployment in Germany. By 2029, more than EUR2 billion (USD2.3 billion) will be invested in fusion research, as well as the development of new research infrastructures and pilot projects.
Fusion
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Thursday, 2 October 2025
Kazakhstan seeks German expertise in nuclear back-end
Germany's Nukem Technologies Engineering Services GmbH is to provide consulting services on decommissioning and radioactive waste management to Kazakhstan under a memorandum of understanding signed with the Kazakh Atomic Energy Agency.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 12 September 2025
Assessment of Asse storage chamber conditions begins
An exploratory borehole is providing the first indications of the condition of the stored drums containing radioactive waste within Storage Chamber 12 at the former Asse II salt mine in the district of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 19 August 2025
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