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Nuclear plants likely to be shut in Germany, cancelled in Switzerland

Germany May Shut Nuclear Plants

WSJ, 14 March, By ANDREAS KISSLER And JAN HROMADKO

FRANKFURT—German Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor Guido Westerwelle said Monday that individual nuclear power plants could be shut down on safety grounds after accidents at Japanese reactors that followed a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami Friday.

If German reactors were found to have inadequate cooling systems the facilities need to be shut down and upgraded, Mr. Westerwelle told reporters at a press conference in Berlin.

His statement came as Switzerland suspended plans for new nuclear plants, pending a review of the emergency in Japan………http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200122562101848.html

March 14, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Germany, safety