Government wants cabinet decision on nuclear exit financing in August
Rheinische Post
Negotiations between the four nuclear operators and the German government are at full speed, reports Antje Höning in Rheinische Post. Insiders told the author the government wanted a cabinet decision in August so the financing of the nuclear exit is put into law by the end of the year. "They definitely want to keep the issue out of the election campaign 2017," writes Höning.
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For background, read the CLEW factsheet Securing utility payments for the nuclear clean-up.
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