Vulnerable to Plane Crashes: German Nuclear Reactor Safety Test Finds Flaws
None of Germany's 17 nuclear plants is protected from a crash by a heavy plane, a commission concluded on Tuesday after weeks of safety checks. But it did not recommend that any should be taken offline...
View ArticleRoadmap for the Energy Revolution: Germany to Phase Out Nuclear Power by 2022
The German government has agreed on a roadmap for phasing out nuclear power. All of the country's 17 nuclear plants are to go offline by 2021, with a possible one-year extension for three reactors...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: Nuclear Phaseout Is an 'Historic Moment'
Angela Merkel's government has decided to phase out nuclear power by 2022, in a reversal of its previous policy. German commentators are split over the wisdom of the decision, with one newspaper...
View ArticleBlowing with the Wind: Merkel's Nose for Populism Yields Another Victory
After Fukushima, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had no other choice than to abandon nuclear power. Even if there are many open questions about how the transition to a renewables-based future can be...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: 'A Huge Victory for the Anti-Nuclear Movement'
The government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel now has concrete plans to abandon nuclear energy by 2022. The move could make Germany a clean energy model for the world, but newspaper editorialists...
View ArticleBusiness Model at Risk: Nuclear Phaseout Could Spell Disaster for German...
With the government's decision to phase out nuclear energy, Germany's four biggest utility companies face an uncertain future. Profits could tumble this year by as much as 30 percent and the companies...
View ArticleAtomic Amusements: Turning a Nuclear White Elephant into a Funfair
In the early 1970s, construction began in Germany on what was supposed to be the world's most technologically advanced nuclear power plant. But public protests and nuclear disasters elsewhere kept the...
View ArticleHigher Prices, Higher Emissions: The Downside of Germany's Nuclear Phaseout
Most Germans support Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to phase out nuclear energy in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. But not all the consequences will be welcome. A new study shows that the...
View ArticleGermany's Nuclear Phaseout: Irate Power Companies to Sue Berlin For Damages
Germany's power companies are preparing to take legal action against the government's decision to shut down their nuclear power plants. They say the new closure plan is too rigid and will prove more...
View ArticleNuclear Referendum: Italians Vote No to Berlusconi
The Italians have cast their ballots -- and for the second time in just a few weeks, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was left holding the short stick. The country voted against nuclear energy and...
View ArticleAlliance of Mistrust: Merkel's Coalition Threatens to Fracture
A recent cabinet reshuffle was supposed to improve the mood within Chancellor Angela Merkel's government. But it hasn't worked. Her coalition partners feel ignored and disrespected, her own party feels...
View Article'We Need to Find a Solution Quickly': Germany and France Move Closer on Euro...
A deal isn't yet in sight for the next Greek rescue package, but Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel sought to express unity during a Friday meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin. Both, however, now agree...
View ArticleGrowing Pains: Are Germany's Greens Ready for More Power?
Germany's Green Party is growing in size and influence. But with power comes responsibility and a party convention this week will go a long way in determining whether the erstwhile protest party is...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: 'Greens Vote Shows Stronger, More Mature Party'
Germany's Green party dropped their demand for a nuclear phaseout by 2017 and voted on Saturday to back Chancellor Angela's Merkel's timetable to shut all reactors by 2022. The vote shows pragmatism...
View ArticleBacillus Teutonicus: Business as Usual for Atomic Energy at the IAEA
Since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, a majority of people across the world have become skeptical of atomic energy. But politicians and experts who recently gathered for an International Atomic...
View ArticleFuming over the Phase-Out: Energy Shift Deeply Divides German Companies
Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear phase-out is causing deep divisions in the German business community. The only issue where there seems to be any agreement across industry lines is that more...
View ArticleA Revolution for Renewables: Germany Approves End to the Nuclear Era
It's official: Germany's "Energy Revolution" has begun. The country's parliament on Thursday passed a series of laws that will push forward the phase-out of nuclear plants and promote renewable...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: 'A Reversal of the Nuclear Phase-Out Is Hard to Imagine'
It's been tried before, but this time Germany means it: In about a decade, the world's fourth-largest industrial nation will have to get by without atomic energy, following parliament's approval of the...
View ArticleThe Origin of the Anti-Nuclear Emblem: 'We Wanted a Logo that Was Cheerful...
Danish activist Anne Lund designed the "Nuclear Power? No Thanks" logo that has become the symbol of the anti-nuclear movement around the world. She spoke with SPIEGEL about how the "Smiling Sun" was...
View ArticlePhase-Out Hurdle: Germany Could Restart Nuclear Plant to Plug Energy Gap
Germany's energy agency is warning that one of the German reactors mothballed in the wake of Fukushima may have to be restarted to make up for possible power shortages this winter and next. Berlin is...
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