Germany to shut down all seven of its older nuclear power plants
German government has announced that it will shut down all seven of its nuclear power plants that were commissioned before 1980 for at least three months, a report said.
The 3rd explosion at Fukushima NPP. Freeze frame from an NTV news clip. Image may be subject to copyright.
It’s unclear whether they will ever operate again in view of Japan’s nuclear crisis.
Chancellor Merkel has announced a nuclear policy moratorium, prompted by Japan’s unfolding nuclear disaster, under which only the 10 newer nuclear stations will continue generating electricity, the report said.
“Power plants that went into operation before the end of 1980 will … be shut down for the period of the moratorium,” Merkel told a news conference. More …
As Japan’s government declares that the radiation has reached ‘harmful levels,’ the question arises:
Will Japan’s megaquake finally drive the international atomic energy mafia clan out of business?
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