Politics
The Future of Nuclear Power - The Chancellor and the Nuclear Question
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants nuclear energy phased out in Germany - and she wants it to happen even sooner than the time-frame laid out by the precious coalition government of Social Democrats and Greens. She foresees the last reactors ceasing operations in ten years. But she's facing resistance within the energy industry and indeed from within her own ranks. Many want to hear what the experts have to say before making decisions.