Re: Germany Might Shut Down Nuke Power

[Dick King <king@reasoning.com>]

 >
 >Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 13:04:23 -0500
 >From: "Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>
 >To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
 >Subject: Germany Might Shut Down Nuke Power
 >Message-ID: <199812142105.PAA24241@dfw-ix12.ix.netcom.com>
 >
 >Monday December 14 10:22 AM ET 
 >
 >BONN, Germany (AP) - Talks between the government and power 
 >companies on shutting down Germany's 19 nuclear plants will 
 >begin next month, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said today.  
 >
 >   ...
 >
 >Schroeder said the power executives reiterated in today's talks that 
 >the compensation issue ``must be considered.''  
 >
 >Economics Minister Werner Mueller, a former utility company 
 >executive taking part in the energy talks, has ruled out government 
 >compensation for shuttered plants.  
 >
 >

This makes it clear what's going on.

If these people wanted to shut down nuclear power plants because they think
they're dangerous or that they're pollution sources, they would be willing to
buy out the plants to get a deal.  The government would obtain title, which
would mean that a change in the government wouldn't lead to the plants being
restarted.

This whole thing is obviously a way to sock it to an Evil Capitalist Pig[tm],
with the public's fear of nuclear power plants a handy weapon.

-dk
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