Europe's nuclear reactors are getting old
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Nuclear Power Plant: At 50, Europe's oldest nuclear plant not
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Old abandoned chapel and cooling towers of Dukovany Nuclear Power
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Ukraine still fears another Chernobyl-size disaster at Europe's
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Germany shuts down oldest remaining nuclear reactor
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Russia named as likely source of Europe radioactivity spike
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