Germany faces tough questions as nuclear exit nears

With the deadline for Germany to completely phase out nuclear power coming next year, the country still has a ways to go to replace the power source. — AP

The Bavarian village of Gundremmingen is so proud of its nuclear power station that its coat of arms is graced with a giant golden atom.

But change is coming to the village, with the plant facing imminent closure under Germany’s energy transition policy. Former village mayor Wolfgang Mayer’s house has direct views of the imposing complex with its two 160-metre cooling towers – taller than the spires of Cologne Cathedral.