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Sweden's Vattenfall loses 200,000 clients after nuclear plant incidents

Sunday, November 4, 2007

The Associated Press Wednesday, October 31, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Swedish utility Vattenfall AB has lost almost 200,000 customers in Germany because of a "crisis in confidence" after failing to properly inform the public about a fire in a nuclear power plant and the shutdown of another, company officials said Wednesday.

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German chain reaction

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

What were initially minor incidents in the non-nuclear sections of two German nuclear power plants have quickly developed into an industry crisis.

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Merkel Furious about Nuclear Mishaps

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is furious with energy company Vattenfall for having been slow to publicly admit the severity of recent mishaps at two reactors in northern Germany. Meanwhile, the company still seems to be in denial.

Sometimes it's not what you say, but when you say it. And for Vattenfall, a leading energy company in Germany which operates the two nuclear reactors near Hamburg which were forced to shut down in recent incidents, it is becoming increasingly clear that trying to cover up mistakes is not the best way to generate positive PR.

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Reactor Affected in Nuclear Power Plant Fire

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Contrary to previous reports, a fire at a nuclear power plant in Germany last week did in fact affect the reactor. The disturbing news comes at a time when the German government is debating the future of nuclear power.

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