Germany stands firm on nuclear phase-out
Government plans to end nuclear generation in near term despite move to keep plants operational through this winter in response to energy crisis
Germany is standing firm on its plans to phase out nuclear power despite a decision this week to extend the operating lives of its remaining reactors to ensure power supplies this winter, a government official told the FT Energy Transition Summit. The government has decided to keep the country’s last three remaining nuclear plants operating until April 2023 as it responds to the drop-off in natural gas imports from Russia because of the war in Ukraine. Previously, the timetable had been to end all nuclear generation at the end of this year, but the energy crisis has forced a delay until next year. “The [nuclear] phase-out stands in Germany. This is a short-term approach that we need to take,

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