The flip flopping in Germany over nuclear power continues, with Germany’s economy and environment ministries now reverting back to their old tune of advising against extending the life of three existing nuclear power plants in the country. The ministries had "examined if and how extending the life of the power plants in question would contribute to easing Germany’s reliance on Russian energy imports following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine," Bloomberg wrote in a Tuesday morning wrap-up. After considering whether or not the steps would ease supply bottlenecks for the coming winter and next "several years", they concluded that it would only have a "very limited" impact in remediating the country’s need for power. This remediation would come at a "very high economic cost", the ministries found. It could also "carry constitutional and security risks," the report says. Instead, Germany is going to implement a plan of "placing energy procurement on […]

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