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World Service,11 May 2011,18 mins

Germany's nuclear policy

Business Daily

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The Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan produced a swift and radical response in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered a review of her country's nuclear policy and decreed that seven of the oldest reactors should cease working. But as BBC's Steve Evans reports from Germany, switching away from nuclear power raises other dilemmas such as building a network of unsightly cables to carry wind power. Plus, Lesley Curwen talks to Joe Navarro, the ex-FBI man who reads body language in business meetings, and our technology commentator Jeremy Wagstaff berates cynical corporations which transmit management doublespeak via social media.

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