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In front of the only nuclear power plant in the Netherlands, you can guess why nuclear energy is once again inspiring our neighbors: In Borssele, where the Scheldt flows into the North Sea, wind turbines rumble through the air, the gigantic power lines of the offshore parks pierce the sky, from a refinery the smell of heavy oil wafts over. Only the nuclear power plant rests between the dunes as if it were switched off: no noise, no smoke, no stench.

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