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BERLIN, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A second senior German official in as many days expressed interest in keeping nuclear power to diversify energy options and curb dependence on Russia.
The BBC reports German Economics Minister Michael Glos said the country should rethink its decision to phase out the country's 17 nuclear plants by the early 2020s. He said without nuclear power Germany wouldn't be able to meet goals in reducing greenhouse gas pollution.
This comes the day after Chancellor Angela Merkel also endorsed another look at the end of German nuclear energy.
Merkel's fragile coalition, however, is deeply entrenched with members of the Greens and Social Democrats who agreed to the policy in 2000; anything beyond words on the issue could spell the end of Merkel's government.
Concerns about Germany's dependence on Russia for fuel were first raised last year when Moscow decided to cut off the gas supply to Ukraine, which in turn halted the flow to Germany.
More recently, the ongoing Russia and Belarus energy row over how much Belarus had to pay for Russian gas also poses a threat to Germany and other European nation's fuel supply.
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