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When did Angela Merkel plan for Germany to end its use of nuclear power?
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Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel, the first woman to serve as chancellor of Germany, 2012.
Following the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in March 2011, Angela Merkel pledged to phase out nuclear power in Germany by 2022.123
Prior to this, in 2010, the German government had actually extended the life span of the country's existing nuclear plants, arguing they were necessary until renewable energy technologies became sufficiently productive; however, this plan was quickly abandoned following the events in Fukushima.1