Angel Merkel's coalition government decides to lengthen service of plants by average of 12 years
The agreement ended months of division over how long Germany's 17 nuclear power plants should run beyond current limits, under which the last is due to close by 2021.
The environment minister, Norbert Roettgen, said after the meeting in Berlin that the lifespans of Germany's nuclear power stations would be extended by 12 years on average.
"We've agreed that older nuclear plants will receive an extension of eight years, and newer ones operating with different technical standards will get a 14-year extension," he told reporters.
The debate has pitted nuclear power plant operators against environmentalists, about 1,000 of whom staged a protest outside the chancellery where the meeting was held.
Environmentalists, however, are likely to applaud the decision, made yesterday as part of the deal to steer public and private support to Germany's renewable energy industry.
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od naroda koji je bio kosmopolitski napravio narod koji je namršten, mrzovoljan,
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