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So what's up here?

Quite impressive, and thankfully never put into operation!

A beautiful viewpoint overlooking the renaturalized Traisen river.

Why do I just not feel comfortable near nuclear power plants?

On the bridge.

Two comfortable benches with a view of the Danube invite you to take a break.

Zwentendorf on the Danube is a market town and is located about 30 kilometers west of Vienna. Although it is not a classic health resort, the community offers various options. A popular bathing lake invites you to swim in the summer and numerous cycle paths lead through the idyllic landscape along the Danube. Cultural sights such as a historic church and the remains of a Roman fort also make the place exciting for history buffs. A special attraction is the nuclear power plant, which was never put into operation and is now used for tours and events.

The Zwentendorf nuclear power plant on the Danube, near Tulln in Lower Austria, was planned in the 1970s as Austria's first commercial nuclear power plant. Construction began in 1972 and was essentially completed in 1976. The plant was designed as a boiling water reactor with an electrical output of 730 MW and was considered modern and safe by the standards of the time. Despite its complete construction, the power plant was never put into operation. The decisive factor was the referendum on November 5, 1978, in which 50.47% of Austrians voted against its commissioning. The National Council subsequently passed a law prohibiting the use of nuclear energy for electricity generation in Austria. Thus, Zwentendorf remains the only completed but never commissioned nuclear power plant in the world. In the following decades, the plant was not dismantled but continued to be used. Since the 2000s, it has served as a training and education center for power plant and safety personnel, as a real reactor without radioactive radiation offers a unique training environment. Guided tours, technical training sessions, film shoots, and events also take place there. A photovoltaic system was later installed on the site, making it a symbol of the energy policy shift and Austria's decision against nuclear power.