AustriaGeschichte 72 · History of Austria
In November 1978 the population voted on the completed Zwentendorf nuclear power station in Lower Austria. What were the consequences of this referendum (Volksabstimmung)?
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Im November 1978 stimmte die Bevölkerung über das fertig gebaute Kernkraftwerk Zwentendorf in Niederösterreich ab. Welche Folgen hatte diese Volksabstimmung?
- aThe nuclear power station was never put into operation.Das Kernkraftwerk wurde nie in Betrieb genommen.Correct answer
- bA narrow majority voted for the power station, and it supplied electricity for many years.Eine knappe Mehrheit stimmte für das Kraftwerk, und es lieferte viele Jahre Strom.
- cInstead, Austria built a new nuclear power station in another place.Österreich baute stattdessen an einem anderen Ort ein neues Kernkraftwerk.
- dShortly afterwards, the National Council passed a law against the use of nuclear power stations in Austria.Kurz danach beschloss der Nationalrat ein Gesetz gegen die Nutzung von Kernkraftwerken in Österreich.Correct answer
Why?
A narrow majority of about 50.5 percent voted against putting it into operation, so Zwentendorf never supplied electricity. In December 1978 the Nuclear Ban Act (Atomsperrgesetz) followed; since 1999 a nuclear-free Austria has even been laid down in a constitutional law.
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