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Germany must pay nuclear firms compensation: high court judges

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:59:20 +0100

Germany's Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that energy companies have a right to compensation after the government ordered the shutdown of all the country's nuclear power plants in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Energy firms: Merkel stole our assets with nuclear shutdown

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:13:58 +0100

Three energy giants Tuesday went to Germany's top court to challenge the decision by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to phase out nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster five years ago.

How Fukushima catalyzed Germany's energy revolution

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:48:37 +0100

Lauded by some as an example to the rest of the world, but heavily criticized by others, Germany's historic "energy transition" - an ambitious plan to switch from carbon fuels to clean energy by the middle of this century - still faces major challenges.

German banks break non-nuclear promises

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:48:00 +0100

Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, major German banks are funding atomic power projects despite having promised not to do so, a new study claims.

Few follow German no nukes policy

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:21:00 +0100

Two years after the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, nuclear energy usage is growing – except in Germany and in Japan, where the meltdown took place, a story on Saturday in Die Welt said.

Germany ready to help Japan go non-nuclear

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:46:00 +0200

Germany stands ready to help Japan with the "demanding" goal of phasing out nuclear energy by drawing on its own nuclear exit progress, a government spokesman said on Friday.

Study sees no power price hikes as Merkel touts nuclear phaseout

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:51:00 +0200

As Chancellor Angela Merkel touts Germany’s planned exit from nuclear power, a new study has dismissed fears that electricity prices and greenhouse gas emissions will rise.

Mixed signals from European allies on nuclear issue

Tue, 31 May 2011 10:03:00 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany could serve as a global trailblazer with its decision Monday to phase out nuclear power by 2022 but France, Europe's biggest producer, said it will not follow suit.

Conservative criticism of Merkel grows

Sun, 29 May 2011 12:47:00 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel is reported to be facing growing criticism from within her own party, the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU).

Commission sees nuclear exit within decade

Sat, 28 May 2011 14:01:00 +0200

Germany's energy ethics commission is to recommend a complete phaseout of nuclear power by 2021. The independent body’s report is due to be submitted to Chancellor Angela Merkel this weekend.

Seven old reactors set to be mothballed

Fri, 27 May 2011 09:27:00 +0200

Germany’s seven oldest atomic reactors are likely to be switched off permanently after federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen struck an agreement with state counterparts on a final shutdown.

Power grid going increasingly nuclear-free

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:17:00 +0200

German electricity will be largely nuclear-free from this weekend, when a power plant is taken off-line for maintenance leaving just four of the country's 17 nuclear generators operating.

Plane crashes pose threat to nuclear plants

Tue, 17 May 2011 17:06:00 +0200

Germany's 17 nuclear power plants are generally considered safe, though four older reactors may close because they are exceptionally vulnerable to plane crashes, Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen said on Tuesday.

Hamburg port preps for radioactive ships

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:30:00 +0200

Hamburg port authorities prepared on Wednesday for the arrival of Japanese ships contaminated with radiation, a media report said.

Radioactive particles to hit Europe today, German expert says

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:31:00 +0100

Air currents are expected to bring radioactive particles from Japan to Central Europe on Wednesday, though radiation levels will be negligible, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) said Wednesday.