REUTERS (Berlin) — Germany will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations by Saturday, ending a six-decade program that spawned one of Europe s strongest protest movements but
Germany will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations by Saturday, ending a six-decade programme that spawned one of Europe's strongest protest movements but saw a brief reprieve due to the Ukraine war.
(Repeats Friday story, with no change) Germany to shut three remaining reactors by midnight on
Saturday Commercial nuclear sector in operation since 1961 . | 04:00am
The plan to completely abolish the use of nuclear energy in Germany was originally slated for 2022. However, Russia’s invasion in Ukraine dwindled gas supplies while energy ministers in Europe’s largest economy scrambled to look for ways to keep the lights on