http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-spotlights-germanys-nuclear-power-switch-173155269.html
*Ukraine spotlights Germany's nuclear power switch* "BERLIN (AP) -- The crisis in Ukraine has added an extra dose of uncertainty to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's biggest domestic project: shifting the country from nuclear to renewable energy sources. Merkel launched the drive to transition the country away from nuclear after Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster. Since then, the "Energiewende" -- roughly, "energy turnaround" -- has created increasing headaches. Now, the tensions with Russia could complicate the plans further. Germany, other European countries and the U.S. have slapped some sanctions on Moscow and threatened to impose more. The problem, however, is that Germany and several European economies depend heavily on Russian energy. Germany gets about a third of its natural gas and crude oil from Russia. Merkel is still pushing ahead with the plan to shift away from nuclear energy. But if the situation with Russia escalates and Germany decides to try and reduce its reliance on Russian gas, there could be problems staying on track." This situation is perfect for Germany to accept and deploy LENR NiH reactors to replace both Russian Gas and nuclear power reactors.. On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: > There seems to be a confluence of events that provide LENR with an > unprecedented opportunity to gain wide acceptance and deployment. > > Just as war simulated the initial development of nuclear energy, a new > commercial and cold war between Russia and the West will stimulate the > rapid deployment of the NiH reactor. > > > > In the upcoming few years, LENR will be used by western governments as an > economic weapon to weaken the Russian economy and reduce the foreign and > domestic prerogatives of Putin. > > > This is an ideal opportunity for the first release of the NiH reactor in > Europe as a replacement for Russian natural gas, the primary economic > weapon to undermine power projection of both the Russian and Iranian > governments. > > LENR will take the energy weapon out of the hands of those who most want > to use it. > > > > We can expect a fast tracking of the deployment of the NiH reactor in > Eastern Europe where Russia has economic leverage through supply of natural > gas to these former soviet states. > > > > What will Russia and Iran do to counter this attack on their projection of > power, their national ambitions, their standard of living, and their > international prestige? > > > > >
