Quote Originally Posted by Klondyke View Post
Herman humbly did not mention why: It was a political trick after Fukushima disaster when Tante Merkel wanted to calm down the population and not losing her leading position - so announced the "Energiewende" - a change in the energy business. Claiming that within X years (many times repeatedly postponed) all the German nukes will be shut down.

Luckily, the neighbours have an surplus of energy (mainly nuclear) so it is managed somehow.

And the Energiewende will be surely very easily achieved once the Russian imperialistic Nord Stream gas supply will no longer be built, because Mr. Putin does not release the poor Mr. Navalny...
Again, Germany gave up research a looooong time ago and before Fukushima.
Fukushima was a blessing and just quicken up everything.