Zwentendorf power plant facts for kids
The Zwentendorf power plant is a nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf an der Donau in Austria. It has never been used. This is because the people of Austria voted against using it in 1978.
Today, the plant is used to get replacement parts to other plants of the same type (mainly in Germany), and for staff training. It is not possible to visit the power plant. Because the nuclear power plant was never in use, a coal power plant was built in 1987 to replace it.
The plant is now owned by Austrian energy company and used as a Solar Power Plant.
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Images for kids
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The Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant during the Save the World Awards in 2009
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Control rod mechanism on the bottom of the reactor pressure vessel of the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant
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View into the reactor pressure vessel
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Low pressure turbines
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Control panel in the control room of the Plant
