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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-11 04:51 PM
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Siemens to quit nuclear industry
German industrial and engineering conglomerate Siemens is to withdraw entirely from the nuclear industry.

The move is a response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in March, chief executive Peter Loescher said.

He told Spiegel magazine it was the firm's answer to "the clear positioning of German society and politics for a pullout from nuclear energy".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14963575
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-11 05:03 PM
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1. Wow. Here's hoping that they and the Japanese lead the Green market in years to come...
(Salutes)
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sfpcjock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-11 05:06 PM
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2. Wow, cool.
...now if we can just get rid of the GE bargain basement (thinner containment vessel) Fukushima type reactors that Japan bought :)
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-11 05:08 PM
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3. Steps... it takes steps
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-11 05:31 PM
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4. Wow - even if it's motivated by questionable future of the industry
Edited on Sun Sep-18-11 05:32 PM by gateley
this is great! I hope some other behemoths follow.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-11 05:32 PM
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5. That was a big LBN news story this morning:
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