In the 1950s, the first nuclear power plant was built in Germany under the Adenauer government, promising a revolution in energy generation at the time. The disasters in Chernobyl in 1986 and ultimately in Fukushima in 2011 brought about a rethink and led to the decision to phase out the remaining nuclear power plants by the end of 2022. However, after the Russian war of aggression and the associated energy crisis, the nuclear phase-out in Germany was postponed for a few months. The three power plants Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2 and Emsland will continue to operate in a temporary stretch until April 15, 2023 at the latest. The question of nuclear power arises in the area of tension between securing the energy supply, safety for the population and climate change.
My project (b)right future (ongoing) shall deal with the last months of the nuclear power plant Emsland in Lower Saxony. The focus will be on the atmosphere in the village as well as on the plant itself. For this I would like to talk to the local people to hear the personal stories of the inhabitants of Lingen and how they deal with living in the immediate vicinity of a nuclear power plant and whether it is seen as a constant threat. and whether it is seen as a constant threat. I would also like to look for traces in the village to see what remains after almost 35 years of nuclear power and what impact it has had on the region. the local area.