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Germany wants global nuclear safety tests

Germany also wanted to become a model to the rest of the world on climate protection and producing green power.

“We want to reach the era of renewable energy more quickly,” she told the Bundestag.

Merkel calls for global nuclear reactor tests  The Local,  26 May 11 Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the rest of the world to carry out atomic reactor “stress tests” and demanded the G8 take a leading role in nuclear security on Thursday, ahead of a meeting of the group of leading nations.
As Merkel prepares for a Group of Eight summit in Deauville, France, on Thursday and Friday, she told the German parliament that such nuclear plant checks needed to extend beyond Germany and the European Union.

The demand, which continues Merkel’s dramatic about-face on nuclear power in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster, may get a cool reception from other leading industrial nations relying on atomic energy.

Her previous pressing of European neighbours on nuclear safety has raised hackles. But the EU agreed on Wednesday to carry out such “stress tests,” which put facilities through a range of simulated challenges to determine how safe they are.

“We need an assessment of safety standards also at an international level,” Merkel said, insisting that the “highest standards” should be maintained through tests around the world.

Germany also wanted to become a model to the rest of the world on climate protection and producing green power.

“We want to reach the era of renewable energy more quickly,” she told the Bundestag.
Merkel calls for global nuclear reactor tests – The Local

May 27, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Germany, politics international