# Germany shuts its last three nuclear power plants

Date: 2023

On 15 April 2023 Emsland, Isar 2, and Neckarwestheim 2 shut after a wartime extension beyond 2022. The shutdown completed a long SPD–Green commitment during a gas crisis. It is a completed energy act, not a slogan.

## People

- Olaf Scholz: https://factrail.ai/people/olaf-scholz

## Drivers

- Nuclear-Energy Deployment: https://factrail.ai/drivers/nuclear-energy-deployment

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-shut-down-its-last-three-nuclear-plants-saturday-2023-04-14/
- https://www.bmuv.de/themen/atomenergie-strahlenschutz/nukleare-sicherheit/atomkraftwerke-in-deutschland

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-nuclear-shutdown-2023