Most Europeans support nuclear energy. Why is Germany defying the trend?

Examining the symbolic cloud that lingers over the nation

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"It's not the end of the world, it's just the beginning of the next”

- from German novel Die Wolke, 1987

According to a recent survey, Germany and Austria are the two most anti-nuclear countries in the European Union, while Czechia, Finland and Poland are the most positive.

Earlier surveys indicated that support for nuclear energy in Germany is much highe…