The century-old dying of nuclear power plants

The process of dismantling an old nuclear power plant in Germany took place over 16 years and "spent" billions of dollars that are still incomplete.

The nuclear power plant in Lubmin in northeastern Germany was built by the Soviet Union in this region
also in the territory of the German Democratic Republic. After the Berlin Wall collapsed in 1989,
The government ordered the factory to be closed because it was not safe according to standards
of the West.

People began dismantling Lubmin factory since 1994.

Protective clothing of workers in the factory.

Workers use high-pressure water jets to dismantle.

Experts calculate that the cost of dismantling the plant could be up to $ 3.3 billion.

After the radioactive solution evaporates, it leaves radioactive mud.

Dismantling the factory is still a controversial topic in the scientific world. Some scientists give
that the government should seal the reactors and wait a few dozen years
and then dismantle them.

Devices in the control room.

The sawmill in the left picture cuts the devices into small pieces of iron,
and the right person monitors the level of radioactive safety in the factory.

Radioactive waste is contained in a building of the size of two international football fields.
Their future is still a big question until now.

Because the radiation level of the plant is so large, the government does not want to completely dismantle it
short time.So its "death" will last 50-70 years.