EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown

The nuclear power plant (NPP) Isar 2 is pictured in Essenbach, Germany on March 3, 2022. [AP Photo]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations for all of the country's three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April. The move marks another hiccup in the country's long-running plan to end the use of atomic energy. Here is a look at Germany's politically charged debate on nuclear power.

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