German minister rules out new nuclear power stations

[bananas]

German minister rules out new nuclear power stations

3 days ago

BERLIN (AFP) — Germany's economy minister on Friday ruled out building new nuclear power stations but said the life of some reactors might be extended and the development of alternative technologies stepped up.

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The CDU/CSU conservative bloc's has been calling for some time for a re-think, but zu Guttenberg is the first conservative minister to rule out building new plants.

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But polls show that a majority of Germans still remain opposed to nuclear power and believe the technology remains highly dangerous because of potential accidents and terrorist attacks.

Shipments of nuclear waste from France and other countries to the Gorleben storage site in northern Germany regularly spark angry protests by thousands of people.

edit to add: This is good news - new nuclear plants are expensive and will have very little effect on reducing global warming. The money is better spent elsewhere.

[madokie]

1. I think it's good news as it stands today

As you say the reason for building more is bogus now as it will be too little too late. The money and time could be better spent. We've been a half century now and there is still no viable way to deal with the very dangerous and long lived radioactive waste. Oh and waiting for the return of Jesus to take us up into heaven and away from the waste is not the answer either. Someone is going to have to live with this world for a long long time after we're gone. Sure it's likely we're going to kill ourselves off but life will rebound and when it does how long will it take those inhabitants to figure out what the glow really is. I say good for the Germans.

and the big guy can kiss my ass. I want to get that in first, :-)