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Tue 09 Sep 2010Merkel plans 15-year life extension for nuclear plants
THE LIFE of Germany’s nuclear power plants will be extended by up to 15 years under a deal agreed between energy companies and the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Germany’s energy giants will pay €15 billion to fund research into renewable energy and Berlin will, in return, set aside a 2000 agreement forced by the Schröder government to wind down all nuclear energy plants by 2025.
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