Activist disturbs the explosive of the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant - fine follows!

Activist disturbs the explosive of the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant - fine follows!

Grafenrheinfeld, Deutschland - On August 16, 2024, the explosive of the cooling towers of the decommissioned nuclear power plant in Grafenrheinfeld became a remarkable but also controversial event. After more than 50 years in the company, the operator Preussenlekeke decided to draw a line under the era of nuclear power in the factory, because the dismantling was originally only planned for 2034. But a winding protest was preceded by the whole.

The 38-year-old Andreas Fichtner, a pro atomic strength activist, had intensively prepared for his action a week before the explosion. The night before the appointment, he broke into the closed zone and climbed onto a current mast on the day of the explosion at around 5:30 p.m. This resulted in the blasting was delayed by around an hour and a half. Fichtner was then taken into custody before the explosion -tested cooling towers were brought down. The Schweinfurt public prosecutor introduced a fine of 3,000 euros against him, spread over 60 daily rates of 50 euros each, because of trespassing. This reports br24 .

protest or coercion?

Fichtner, who sees his campaign as a call for the return to nuclear power, has appealed against the penalty order and is now expecting a public hearing. He sees himself as a victim of excessive measures and compares himself to Greenpeace climate activists and the last generation. In addition, there are demands from the Preussenelekehr power plant operator in the room, which require the reimbursement of approximately 12,000 euros in damage due to the delay. So far, Fichtner has not paid this sum. Infranken reported that he had already prepared for the day from August 11th.

On the day of the explosion, activists of the nuclearia carried out a projection action to say goodbye to the cooling towers and at the same time to point out the success of nuclear power in climate protection. While the Grafenrheinfeld cooling towers generated over 300 terawatt hours of CO₂-free electricity in 33 years, the debate about the German nuclear phase-out, which has been completed for over two years

instead of lying in a phase of foreclosure, the Nuclearia calls on to support Fichtner to cover the legal costs and court costs, and thus expresses resistance to the final exit. Because as you can see, the views of nuclear power and associated technologies in the public eye move - and so it remains to be seen where the path leads.