Germany to shut nuclear reactors by 2022

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Submitted by daya on Tue, 2011-05-31 14:41

Merkel's nuclear U-turn driven by Fukushima disaster
BERLIN: Germany wants to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition declared on Monday, in a policy reversal drawn up in a rush after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

The coalition, sensitive to accusations it may increase dependence on highly polluting brown coal, said it planned to cut power use by 10 pe

thesaurus: 
Germany
Nuclear Power Plants
Japan
Nuclear Energy
Earthquakes
Tsunami
Renewable Energy
Electricity
Main Topic: 
Energy
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
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Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/31/stories/2011053157851900.htm
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Publication Date: 
31/05/2011