Nuclear power on the rise except in UN watchdog's home, Austria

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Nuclear power on the rise except in UN watchdog's home, Austria  In Austria - the home of the IAEA - the public rejected nuclear power in a referendum in the 1970s leaving a gigantic power plant that cost 1 billion euro to build to become the biggest training hub in Europe to study nuclear power.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/30/nuclear-power-on-the-rise-except-in-un-watchdogs-home-austria  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00From Belgium to Denmark, Bangladesh to Egypt, nuclear power is making a comeback.

00:07Under the motto, Let's Talk Nuclear, hundreds of delegates from all across the globe

00:12gathered in Vienna this week at the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA.

00:18The aim? Boost expertise and calm public fears on what advocates say is the most climate-friendly fuel.

00:25At the IAEA, we're seeing a number of member states that have expressed interest in nuclear power

00:29for several reasons related to growing energy demands, climate change and other national considerations.

00:35But here in Austria, the home of the IAEA, a referendum in the 70s deemed the public anti-nuclear,

00:43meaning this gigantic power plant that cost 1 billion euro to build is now merely an attraction

00:49and in fact the best place in Europe to study nuclear power.

00:53This facility was never used since 1986. It sold some parts.

00:58So we're not 100% fully equipped and of course not able to operate.

01:04So technically not able to operate anymore, not only because some parts are missing,

01:10but also because this facility is more than 40 years old, doesn't meet the today's standards

01:16and most important of all, we have constitutional law in Austria which forbids the operation of a nuclear power plant.

01:30Visitors get a fascinating peek inside the plant, the only one in the world that was built but never operational.

01:36The 1,000 rooms offer unique insights into nuclear technology and safety systems.

01:42Today the site has become a sort of Homer Simpson themed attraction park.

01:4815,000 people visit the site per year and this August thousands of techno fans from all across this country and beyond

01:56will be gathering here for a gigantic rave.

01:59Mays MacMahon for Euronews in Sventendorf, Austria.

02:02Mays MacMahon for Euronews in Sventendorf, Austria.

02:03Mays MacMahon for Euronews in Sventendorf, Austria.

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