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Experts such as Claudia Kemfert from the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of Germany's electricity currently coming from its remaining three reactors can be easily replaced without risking blackouts.
BERLIN -- Germany will switch off its last three nuclear reactors on Saturday, exiting atomic power even as it seeks
Public pressure, stoked by disasters at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima, put pressure on successive German governments to end their use. Germany began winding down the plants Saturday.
Public pressure, stoked by disasters at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima, put pressure on successive German governments to end their use. Germany began winding down the plants Saturday.
Germany has begun shutting off its last three nuclear reactors, ending six decades of nuclear power that helped spawn one of Europe's strongest protest movements.