Brussels, 30/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - In the wake of Switzerland, which has just announced that it was phasing out its nuclear power plants by 2034, this weekend Germany set out its plans for closing down its 17 reactors. The medium-term future for nuclear power remains good, however.
The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan on 11 March ultimately convinced the German government to abandon its plans to extend the lives of Germany's nuclear power stations, plans which...