Germany calls nuclear power ‘dangerous,’ rejects EU plan

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Monday that it considers nuclear energy dangerous and objects to European Union proposals that would let the technology remain part of the bloc’s plans for a climate-friendly future. Germany is on course to switch off its remaining three nuclear power plants at the end of this year and phase out coal by 2030, whereas its neighbor France aims to modernize existing reactors and build new ones to meet its future energy needs. Berlin plans to rely heavily on natural gas until it can be replaced by non-polluting sources for energy. A draft plan by the EU’s executive commission concludes that both nuclear energy and natural gas can under certain conditions be considered sustainable for investment purposes.