Germany says it may leave its final 3 nuclear energy plants running for longer than planned, reversing nearly a decade of work
Germany is thinking about delaying the shutdown of the country's remaining three nuclear plants as Russia continues to reduce natural-gas supply to Europe's top economy.
"The economy minister has commissioned an intensified worst-case scenario calculation. Let's have a look at that," said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, reported. Scholz was responding to a question on whether he may reconsider keeping the plants online.It's an extremely contentious issue in Germany, where the anti-nuclear movement dates back to the 1970s.— who is from the Social Democratic Party — rejected a proposal to prolong the operations of the nuclear plants.
But amid the country's unprecedented energy crisis, even the Green Party — which was born from the anti-nuclear movement — has softened on its stance to switch off all nuclear reactors this year. "At every moment in this crisis we need to react according to the current situation and to examine every measure," Green Party coleader Ricarda Lang told German TV on Sunday, as reported by
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