The nuclear power plant that couldn't - does Austria hold the key to a low carbon future?

Jessica Shankleman
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Austria has one nuclear power plant, but it was never switched on, and today is covered in solar panels. Jessica Shankleman reports

As the UK struggles to edge forward with its plans to build a new fleet of nuclear power and Germany slowly gets to grips with Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to ditch atomic energy in the wake of...

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