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Ignalina nuclear plant closes its first unit

Jan 06, 2005
By Milda Seputyte

VILNIUS - One of the most anticipated events in post-Soviet Baltic history took place over the past week when the first unit of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant was decommissioned in accordance with Lithuania's preaccession agreement with the European Union.After 21 years of operation, the Ignalina plant, one of the country's leading exporters, lost half of its strength when one of its two units was shut down on Dec. 31. The closure came nine years ahead of schedule according to the plant's ori ...

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