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Re:Nuclear power saved Armenia by jhoechtl on Sunday February 04, 2024 @07:22AM (#39249685)
We have a nuclear power plant which was completely finished yet never went to grid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwentendorf_Nuclear_Power_Pl...
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Re:Nuclear power saved Armenia by FirmwareBurner on Sunday February 04, 2024 @08:00AM (#39249847)
Anyone know why the referendum wasn't held BEFORE spending billions building a nuclear plant? Chernobyl hasn't happened at that point for the population to suddenly have a boogieman to fear.

Most theories point to Russia lobbying for Austria to stay hooked onto its gas exports, basically corruption. Especially that Austria isn't big on holding referendums to ask the population what it wants and a few former Austrian have worked or still do for Russian oil & gas companies.

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Re:Nuclear power saved Armenia by Paradigma11 on Sunday February 04, 2024 @09:05AM (#39250278)
Afaik it was a combination of several things. On the one hand it was a referendum against the Kreisky administration supported by the OEVP to damage him. On the other hand it was the beginning of the green movement with a more important role of civil movements and protests.

But yes, pretty stupid.

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Re:Nuclear power saved Armenia by FirmwareBurner on Sunday February 04, 2024 @09:33AM (#39250469)
>On the one hand it was a referendum against the Kreisky administration supported by the OEVP to damage him.

Wasting a highly expensive taxpayer funded energy project as a political weapon just to spite the opposition party is peak politics.

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Re:Nuclear power saved Armenia by treyd on Sunday February 04, 2024 @11:04AM (#39251334)
With all the other things they've found use for it, I wonder if you could convince them to host your wedding.
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