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Germany to temporarily shut down seven nuclear plants

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that seven nuclear power station built before 1980 would be temporarily shut down during the three-month moratorium on nuclear extension plan.

Merkel made the announcement as Japan's nuclear crisis escalated dramatically early today with two new explosions rocking the country's quake-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Radiation near the plant area has climbed to danger levels.

The German government decided on yesterday to suspend the plan of extending the lifespan of its 17 nuclear power plants for three months.



 

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