Electricity prices jump in Europe

European electricity prices soared on the 15 March 2011 after Germany made seven reactors idle, or a third of the country’s nuclear capacity, in the wake of Japan’s atomic crisis following the earthquake on the 11 March 2011.

Germany decided to temporarily shut down seven of its nuclear power plants while it reconsidered its nuclear strategy.

BBC News, 15.3.11: Nuclear power plants shut down in Germany http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12745899

Deutsche Welle, 15.3.11: Merkel shuts down seven nuclear reactors http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14912184,00.html

ESO: Background information: Japan nuclear disaster sparks heated EU debate http://www.europeansources.info/record/japan-nuclear-disaster-sparks-heated-eu-debate/

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