![The Slow Death of the Fast Breeder The Slow Death of the Fast Breeder](https://www.wissenschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/d/a/dam0423eg01_8AE5FAF6-98EE-4049-9C6E-1E56FB19641B.jpg)
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On April 24, 1973, construction of the "SNR-300" began in Kalkar. This novel breeder reactor should be able to use nuclear fuel rods much more efficiently than the tried and tested light water reactors - and thus reduce the amount of nuclear waste produced as well as the operating costs. But the energy policy flagship project turned into an investment ruin.
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