Foto: Bernd Drücke
Foto: Bernd Drücke

Hamm-Uentrop

Work on the thorium high-temperature reactor (THTR) in Hamm/Uentrop started in 1970 and ended in 1985. After an incident on 4 May 1986 and continuing protests by nuclear power opponents, the THTR was shut down in 1989.