Mon, 28 May 2012
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KILL our Europe-weather-Germany-energy-nuclear-electricity "Cold snap forces Germany to restart nuclear reactors: report". Story incorrectly referred to nuclear reactors. New version upcoming.
The cold snap gripping Europe has forced Germany, which decided last year to abandon nuclear power, to bring several reactors back on line, the daily Handelsblatt reports in its Thursday issue.
The cold related surge in electricity demand prompted Germany's network operators to call upon nuclear power plants left in reserve as a "preventative measure", a spokeswoman for Tennet, one of the operators, told the newspaper.
In the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan last March, which prompted radiation to leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Germany decided to phase out nuclear power by 2022.
Eight of Germany's 17 reactors were immediately taken off line, but five of them are serving as reserve generators in case electricity demand cannot be met from other sources.
In December, Germany imported power from neighbouring Austria to stabilise its network.
© 2012 AFP
I've no idea where you've got this nonsense from. Germany has no nuclear reactors on stand-by, and you can't just restart a nuclear reactor just like that. Germany has activated two of the coal plants that were put on stand-by. Besides, if you did your research, you'd know that Germany is still a net exporter of electricity, and the press has been full of reports about Germany exporting electricity to France during the past days.
Has 'Kraftwerke' (power stations) been confused with 'Kernkraftwerke' (Nuclearn power stations)? Both starting with a 'K'?
Meanwhile, the Chinese internet has been flooded with translated version of this 'news'. What consequences if Germany should be looked upon as model?
I've no idea where you've got this nonsense from. Germany has no nuclear reactors on stand-by, and you can't just restart a nuclear reactor just like that. Germany has activated two of the coal plants that were put on stand-by. Besides, if you did your research, you'd know that Germany is still a net exporter of electricity, and the press has been full of reports about Germany exporting electricity to France during the past days.
Has 'Kraftwerke' (power stations) been confused with 'Kernkraftwerke' (Nuclearn power stations)? Both starting with a 'K'?
Meanwhile, the Chinese internet has been flooded with translated version of this 'news'. What consequences if Germany should be looked upon as model?
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