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Er, are you still so German that you let an irrational fear of nuclear guide your decisions?
I'm not pro or anti nuclear, I'm pro the best energy sources to give people the best quality of life with the least harm done. Now there are many reasons not to build new nuclear plants, cost being a big one, but the decision to shut down Germany's nuclear plants so quickly was purely political and not based on science.
Wind farms and solar are great but don't come without environmental problems of their own, plus we still need to solve the storage problem. There are no easy fixes but ditching nuclear so quickly and increasing reliance on gas and coal was not it.
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Of course it was based on science. That's precisely my point about Merkel. She even went against her own party's long-established position. Politicians, being non-specialists, are usually bamboozled by the total bollocks nuclear lobbyists claim, some of which you also seem to have begun to believe. She at least was able to pull the trigger because she would have understood the real issues. One of the few bright spots in what I consider generally a dismal record as chancellor.
Also, it obviously doesn't have anything to do with being from Germany. You'll be aware of somewhat non-German organisations like the CND.
https://cnduk.org/campaigns/no-nuclear-power/
The few short-term problems the transition caused will soon be forgotten. The long-term problems caused by nuclear power are absolutely immense and far outstrip any damage caused now by coal and gas. Of course other sources, such as renewables, have issues, and the main goal remains to use less energy--which, obviously, isn't happening anywhere--, but all are vastly better than nuclear power.
Obviously, Germany is in the fortunate position of not having a nuclear weapons programme, and there is no prospect whatsoever of nuclear-armed countries reducing their nuclear power base, but it's still good that they're doing it. Y0u can only hope it won't be derailed by future idiot governments.
Nuclear power is still mainstream policy in France, and, oddly, even broadly supported by Les Verts voters--although it's not clear if this is a temporary blip caused by the Ukraine war or deeper convictions.
Oliver Schick
Er? Have you already been Frenchified into a nuclear power supporter? Or at least that's the only way I can make sense of your post.