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If the nuclear power would not be profitable, then Germany would not have push nuclear phaseout through parliament in 2002. (Law: "Act on the structured phase-out of the utilization of nuclear energy for the commercial generation of electricity")

The German nuclear phaseout, had as side effect a national security issue, increased dependence on Russian natural gas.

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That's a bullshit Statement. Nuclear in Germany was phased out because of ideology, not economics.

It was cheapest firm power in german merit order. Instead the guy that was later hired at gasprom had other plans, together with greens. As result coal is still used. New gas plants approved this summer

Exactly, there were no economical reasons for nuclear phase out in Germany.

It was a political decision and in the end a very costly one: much bigger burning of coal then necessary, new gas power plants, increased dependence on foreign energy imports.

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