With his Basta decision, the Chancellor resolved a tough dispute between the FDP and the Greens. The result: In addition to the nuclear power plants in Neckarwestheim and Isar II, it is quite likely that the Emsland power plant in Lower Saxony will continue to run until April. Finally we can deal with other questions again, some in the government might think. But is that the right decision?

According to the operator RWE, the power plant can still generate electricity with the available fuel until mid-April, but the output will decrease over the period.

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