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It does, although it doesn't draw the connection directly.
> I think these articles should go more in-depth regarding the pro's and con's.
The con's (both for Germany, and the US) are (quotes below from the article):
> irrational dread among the public and many activists
> ...
> people estimate risk according to how readily anecdotes like well-publicized nuclear accidents pop into mind.
For Germany in particular:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_phase-out#German...
Tl;dr, Germany politic interest in nuclear phase-out began around 2000 as misdirected "green" activism and was escalated by irrational public fears in response to Fukushima in 2011.
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It does, although it doesn't draw the connection directly.
> I think these articles should go more in-depth regarding the pro's and con's.
The con's (both for Germany, and the US) are (quotes below from the article):
> irrational dread among the public and many activists
> ...
> people estimate risk according to how readily anecdotes like well-publicized nuclear accidents pop into mind.
For Germany in particular:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_phase-out#German...
Tl;dr, Germany politic interest in nuclear phase-out began around 2000 as misdirected "green" activism and was escalated by irrational public fears in response to Fukushima in 2011.