The announcement of the dismantling of the Valdecaballeros dam (Badajoz) has generated a strong controversy in the region. The reservoir was built to cool the two nuclear reactors, which was not completed due to the atomic shutdown decreed by the Government of Felipe González.
Environmental associations say that this demolition does not affect the area in periods of drought. The president of the Junta de Extremadura, the socialist Guillermo Fernández Vara, assured last week that the dam will not be demolished.