When German engineers think nuclear power is too dangerous to maintain, perhaps the rest of the world should listen: Nuclear power in Germany accounted for 17.7% of national electricity supply in 2011, compared to 22.4% in 2010.[1][2] German nuclear power began with research reactors in the 1950s and 1960s with the first commercial plant coming online in 1969. It has been high on the political agenda in recent decades, with continuing debates about when the technology should be phased out. The topic received renewed attention at the start of 2007 due to the political impact of the Russia-Belarus energy dispute and in 2011 after the Fukushima I nuclear accidents.[3] On 30 May 2011, Germany formally announced plans to abandon nuclear energy completely within 11 years. The plan included the immediate permanent closure of six nuclear power plants that had been temporarily shut down for testing in March 2011, and two more that have been offline a few years with technical problems. The remaining nine plants will be shut down between now and 2022.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:52:32 +0000
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