Germany

Busting the carbon and cost myths of Germany's nuclear exit

Posted Thu, 24/05/2012 - 10:59pm by DanV

Damian Carrington, Berlin - Wednesday 23 May 2012 08.15 BST

Critics of the atomic phase-out said energy emissions, costs and imports would all rise. They were wrong.

With the UK taking another step towards supporting new nuclear power on Tuesday – at either no extra cost to the consumer if you believe ministers, or substantial cost if you believe most others – it's worth taking a look at what actually happens when you phase out nuclear power in a large, industrial nation.

A nuclear-free future: if Germany can do it, why can’t we?

Posted Fri, 03/02/2012 - 5:59pm by Camilla Berens

Fed up with reading George Monbiot's hogwash about the wonders of nuclear power?

Camilla Berens argues that the road to sustainability needs to be built by pioneers not procrastinators

Leukaemia in young children living in the vicinity of German nuclear power plants

Posted Fri, 07/12/2007 - 1:00am by admin

A case control study was conducted where cases were children younger than 5 years (diseased between 1980 and 2003) registered at the german childhood cancer registry (GCCR). Population-based matched controls (1:3) were selected from the corresponding registrar's office. Residential proximity to the nearest nuclear power plant was determined for each subject individually (with a precision of about 25 m). The report is focused on leukaemia and mainly on cases in the inner 5-km zone around the plants. The study includes 593 leukaemia cases and 1,766 matched controls.