For a brief moment in the 1970s it looked like the future of Austria's power production was going to be in a handful of massive nuclear plants, before the entire vision was put down by massive public outcry. However before the people could vote down their nuclear future one plant was completely finished, they just never turned it on.
Completed in mid-to-late 1970s, the plant in Zwentendorf cost around a billion euros to complete. The tall, monolithic building was outfitted with a modern-at-the-time boiling water reactor complete with a huge chimney tower scraping the sky next to the central building. The facility was even outfitted with the dangerous radioactive nuclear rods, all it needed was the go ahead to turn the lights on. Then the public had their say.
The Zwentendorf facility was just the first of a number of planned nuclear plants in the country, but anti-nuclear sentiment exploded during its construction. In a referendum passed in 1978, the Austrian people voted by a margin just over 50% to ban all nuclear power plants. And with that, the new plant was dead in the water.
Since the law was past the Zwentendorf plant was partially dismantled and the facility was used as a sort of spare parts warehouse for other compatible plants in Germany. In addition the space has been used for film shooting and security training as well. However more than anything, the massive empty complex stands as a reminder of a pivotal moment in the country's history.
The Milepoint frequent flyer community celebrates the holidays with 100 prizes to give away beginning on December 13. In the 12 Milepoint Days of Christmas, there’s 100,000 hotel points to give out, airport lounge basses, airline miles, elite status, inflight internet passes, and even a Sterling Silver Starbucks card. You can receive a daily entry […]
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On Sunday I noted the story of a Turkish Airlines flight attendant fired over racy photos in a magazine. An Australian travel site shares a video of the flight attendant’s off-duty work (whether or not it’s safe for work depends on the workplace.. it wasn’t safe for Turkish Airlines!). Sort of seems just like what […]
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What is the value of miles and points by airline, hotel and credit card program? Miles used to be thought to be worth 2 cents. I think that conventional wisdom developed out of the idea that a cross country flight cost about $500… or 25,000 miles. 20 years ago that was generally true, and award […]
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United and Air Canada have just announced a winter promotion whereby you can earn 7,500 bonus miles for each transatlantic round-trip, with a maximum of 15,000 bonus miles.
United MileagePlus members must register using promotion code TB9M80 prior to travel. Air Canada Aeroplan members can register on this page.
Only tickets issued after December 4, 2014 and before March 10th, 2015 will qualify, so if you have previously purchased tickets they won't count towards this promotion.
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Reader Jered asks, “Will any airline do million miler status matches?” In other words, if you’ve flown enough or otherwise earned lifetime status with an airline, will another carrier give you that same lifetime status? In general the answer is no. However, it’s a little bit more complicated than that, so I can’t make the […]
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