Opposition and ecologists criticize the decision to prolong atomic power stations' exploitation term
The decision of the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to prolong the term of exploitation of the atomic power stations in the country for 10-15 years was criticized by the opposition and the ecologists, informs Deutche Velle.
The Chancellor made this statement after the experts' report covering several scenarios of development of power-generating sector, which was presented to the government on August 27.
Merkel underlined that, from the specialists' point of view, prolongation of the term of exploitation of atomic power stations till 2032-2037 would be "the most reasonable".
In the year 2002 the coalition government of Social Democrats and the "Greens" headed by Gerhard Schröder approved the program of gradual refusal from atomic power. The document prescribed that all the German atomic power stations would be taken out of service by 2022.
The Chairman of the opposition Social-Democratic party of Germany Sigmar Gabriel accused Merkel of lobbying the interests of nuclear industry. According to the Greenpeace expert on power generation issues Andree Bohling, the conclusions of the expertise to which the German Chancellor referred, are "unreliable".
The Chancellor made this statement after the experts' report covering several scenarios of development of power-generating sector, which was presented to the government on August 27.
Merkel underlined that, from the specialists' point of view, prolongation of the term of exploitation of atomic power stations till 2032-2037 would be "the most reasonable".
In the year 2002 the coalition government of Social Democrats and the "Greens" headed by Gerhard Schröder approved the program of gradual refusal from atomic power. The document prescribed that all the German atomic power stations would be taken out of service by 2022.
The Chairman of the opposition Social-Democratic party of Germany Sigmar Gabriel accused Merkel of lobbying the interests of nuclear industry. According to the Greenpeace expert on power generation issues Andree Bohling, the conclusions of the expertise to which the German Chancellor referred, are "unreliable".
