Germany closes final nuclear power plants, contrary to other countries

BERLIN, Germany: In line with a planned long-term transition towards renewable energy, this week Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants, including Emsland, Neckarwestheim II and Isar II.

Inside the plants, staff held somber ceremonies to mark the occasion, but anti-nuclear campaigners outside the three reactors and at rallies in Berlin and Munich, who have pressured the government to end the use o