Nuclear? Nein, danke
A nuclear phase-out leaves German energy policy in a muddle
EVERYONE was horrified by the earthquake and tsunami that killed 24,000 Japanese and caused three nuclear meltdowns. But in Germany the feeling was laced with terror. Suspicion of nuclear power became mass revulsion. At a recent race in Berlin sponsored by Vattenfall, which generates nuclear power, many runners carried no-nuke flags.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Nuclear? Nein, danke”
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