People gather near the decommissioned Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in southern Germany before the plant’s cooling towers were demolished as part of the country’s nuclear phase-out, on Oct. 25, 2025. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AFP via Getty ImagesGerman Economy Minister Katherina Reiche has called for rethinking the country’s position on nuclear power as energy prices skyrocket amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.In comments published in the Financial Times on April 1, she said that decisions by previous governments to shut down all the nuclear power plants left them with only gas to meet demand.
German Economy Minister Calls for Nuclear Power Rethink as Energy Prices Spike
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