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40 Jahre Tschernobyl - auch Gefahren aus der Schweiz, deshalb: "Atomenergie abschalten!"- fordert Dr. Schmid von der IPPNW.

Aktuell stecken in Stuttgart Grüne und CDU in Koalitionsverhandlungen. In einem Brief an Cem Özdemir von den Grünen und Manuel Hagel von der CDU sowie deren Verhandlungsteams weist die Organisation „Internationale Ärzt*innen für die Verhütung des Atomkrieges“, kurz IPPNW, auf die drohenden Atomgefahren aus der Schweiz für Baden-Württemberg hin.

Die IPPNW fordert, auch anlässlich des 40. Jahrestages der Atomkatastrophe von Tschernobyl, von der künftigen Landesregierung, sich gegenüber der Schweiz und der Bundesregierung für ein baldiges Ende der Schweizer Atomanlagen einzusetzen.

Über den Brief der IPPNW an die (künftige) @RegierungBW in Stuttgart, die atomaren Risiken und was diese mit politischer Verantwortung zu tun haben, sprach ich heute für @RDL mit Dr. Jörg Schmid von den IPPNW.

https://rdl.de/Interview_Dr_Schmid_IPPNW_Tschernobyl_AKW_Schweiz_26_April_2026_RDL

#tschernobyl #akw #NoAKW #ippnw #schweiz #baden #badenwurttemberg #stuttgart #ozdemir #Grüne #cdu #grunebw #grünebw #CemÖzdemir #energiewende #erneuerbareenergien #erneuerbare #beznau #schweiz #basel #kantonargau #atom #atomkraft #fukushima #atomkraftneindanke #baden #sudbaden #hochschwarzwald #breisgau #breisgauHochschwarzwald #freiburg #freiburgimBreisgau

We’re having a #heatwave...

And #NuclearPower can’t cope. Worse still, it’s actually a liability under ever more extreme climate conditions, write Karl Grossman and Harvey Wasserman

Posted on July 27, 2025, by #BeyondNuclear

"At the core of the latest attempted 'renaissance' of nuclear power is the big lie that #AtomicReactors are an answer to #GlobalWarming. In fact, they are significant sources of heat.

"There are more than 400 nuclear power plants in the world today that fission atoms at 300 degrees Centigrade, (572 degrees Fahrenheit). More are under construction or proposed. As the International Atomic Energy Agency states, 'water-cooled reactors offer heat up to 300 degrees Celsius. These types of reactors include pressurized water reactors (PWRs), boiling-water reactors (BWRs), pressurized heavy-water reactors, and light-water-cooled graphite-moderated reactors (LWGRs).'

"Some heat is absorbed in the water—drawn from water bodies—used to cool these nuclear power plants and then returned, still with considerable heat, to #rivers or #seas.

"The heatwave going on in recent weeks in Europe, in combination with this discharge of heated water from nuclear plants, has caused #NuclearPlants there to shut down.

"Consider these headlines from recent days:

" '#France and #Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave,' was the July 3rd headline on Euronews. As the piece explained: “To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at a high temperature. However, Europe’s ongoing heatwave means that the water pumped by nuclear sites is already very hot, impacting the ability of nuclear plants to use it to cool down. On top of this, nuclear sites run the risk of posing a dangerous threat to local #biodiversity, by releasing water which is too hot into rivers and seas.'

"A New York Times article, also dated July 3rd, related how in Europe, 'operators shut down one of the two reactors at the #Golfech nuclear power plant in southern #France after forecasts that the #GaronneRiver, from which it draws water and then discharges it after it is used in the plant as coolant, 'could top…82 degrees Fahrenheit.' The Times continued: 'The #Beznau Nuclear Power Plant in #Switzerland, built along the #AareRiver followed suit, shutting down one of its reactors on Tuesday and the other on Wednesday.' "

Source:
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/blog/

#ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #NuclearPowerPlants #NuclearPowerNoThanks #RenewablesNow! #WaterIsLife #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukesForAI