When I think about what should replace a nuclear
power station, I immediately think about an amusement park because why not?
That sounds completely safe. Who doesn't want to take their loved ones there?
The formally known “Schneller Bruter”, which was a
venture between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. It
cost more than five billion US dollars to create… Thank god all this money
wasting didn't affect the economy in Europe (click here). After all that money
was wasted, the power station was never used following the German government’s
decision to abandon all nuclear energy plants.
This site, which is 136 acres, was sold
to a Dutch investor who didn't bring down the reactor, but built a leisure park
in place called ‘Wunderland Kalkar’.
The amusement park has a unique design feature: an enormous cooling tower was embedded with a swing ride, while it's outer walls
were converted to a 130 foot tall climbing wall. The rides don’t stop there; the
park also includes a ferris wheel, carousels roller coasters and many other
rides. There’s also restaurants, a hotel, a museum, a go-cart track and
miniature golf.
Apparently it’s “completely” safe, according to the Daily Mail a spokeswoman of the park said, "People come from all over the world
because they are completely fascinated by the park. It's totally unique and
that's what draws people in. It's not something you see every day. Some people
worry it's unsafe but it is 100 per cent safe. Because the nuclear power
station has never been put to use, the whole complex is guaranteed free of
radiation."
Even though I’m a bit skeptical over the fact
that it went from being a nuclear reactor to an amusement park for families,
the park is a prime example of an adaptive reuse project which attracts 600,000
visitors a year.
Germany is planning to phase out the use of
nuclear power by 2022 in favour of renewable energy sources, but what will
become of these nuclear plants after they shut down?
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