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    1. “ The German decision has direct implications for Europe's energy sector. ”
      By Georg Zachmann
    2. “ If the government goes ahead with what it said it would do, then Germany will be a kind of laboratory for efforts worldwide to end nuclear power in an advanced economy. ”
      By Mark Hibbs

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  1. Germany, in Reversal, Will Close Nuclear Plants by 2022

    The New York Times (May 30 2011) Nuclear

    1. Germany, in Reversal, Will Close Nuclear Plants by 2022 The German government on Monday announced plans to shut all of the nation’s nuclear power plants within the next 11 years, a sharp reversal for Chancellor Angela Merkel after the Japanese disaster at Fukushima caused an electoral backlash by voters opposed to reliance on nuclear energy. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in Berlin on Monday. The government has decided to phase out its nuclear reactors. Related In Japan, a Culture That Promotes Nuclear Dependency (May 31, 2011) The plan calls for phasing out all of Germany’s 17 nuclear reactors — eight of which are offline — and expanding the use of renewable resources. The decision was based on recommendations of an expert commission appointed after the Japanese disaster to study an industry that generates 23 percent of Germany’s electricity. (Read Full Article)

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