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February 27, 20227:53 PM UTCLast Updated ago

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Germany mulls extending nuclear plants' life-span - economy minister

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German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck speaks during an
extraordinary session, after Russia launched a massive military
operation against Ukraine, at the lower house of parliament Bundestag
in Berlin, Germany, February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck speaks during an
extraordinary session, after Russia launched a massive military
operation against Ukraine, at the lower house of parliament Bundestag
in Berlin, Germany, February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

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FRANKFURT, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Germany is weighing whether to extend
the life-span of its remaining nuclear power plants as a way to
secure the country's energy supply in the face of uncertainty over
Russian gas supplies, the country's economy minister said.

Asked by German broadcaster ARD whether he could imagine letting
nuclear plants run longer than planned under Germany's exit plan,
which foresees shutting down the country's three remaining plans by
the end of 2022, Robert Habeck said: "It is part of my ministry's
tasks to answer this question. I would not reject it on ideological
grounds - but the preliminary examination has shown that it does not
help us."

Isar 2, Emsland and Neckarwestheim 2 remain the last nuclear plants
that produce power in Germany after the country a decade ago decided
to phase out the fuel in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster.

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The three plants are owned by German energy firms E.ON (EONGn.DE),
RWE (RWEG.DE) and EnBW (EBKG.DE), respectively. Habeck said the three
operators have pointed out that extending the life-spans would not
help for the 2022/23 winter season.

"Because the preparations for the shutdowns are already so far
advanced that the nuclear power plants could only continue to operate
under the highest safety concerns and possibly with fuel supplies
that have not yet been secured," Habeck said.

"And that is certainly not what we want."

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Reporting by Christoph Steitz; editing by Diane Craft

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