Germany confirms plan to ditch nuclear by 2022

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Angela Merkel says all 17 nuclear reactors will close over next 10 years, confirming u-turn prompted by Fukushima disaster

Chancellor Angela Merkel has committed to shutting down all of Germany's nuclear reactors by 2022, after closing eight plants for safety inspections in March at the start of Japan's Fukushima disaster....

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