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'There were grown men crying' - decommissioning begins at UK's last coal-fired power station / 36HM83M
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After 57 years in service, Ratcliffe on Soar, the last coal fired power station in the UK, shut down Monday. The day of the closure was "a very emotionally draining day," says shift manager Neil Williams. Coal has "run a good race," says Williams, "but I think we all recognise we need to move on from it now." The UK is the first G7 country to end its reliance on the fossil fuel, after being the first country to build coal-fired power stations in the 19th century. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES