1.  What decision has German Chancellor Angela Merkel made about Germany's nuclear power plants?

2.  What is significant about Germany's decision?

3.  Why has Chancellor Merkel changed her position on nuclear energy and implemented this new policy?

4.  How are other countries responding to Japan's nuclear crisis (including the U.S., France, Switzerland, etc.)?

5.  What percent of France's electricity comes from nuclear power?

6.  a) What percent of Germany's electricity is generated by nuclear power?
b)  What percent of German citizens opposes nuclear power?

7.  How will Chancellor Merkel's decision affect businesses in Germany? (see para. 12-15)

8.  What challenges will Chancellor Merkel's decision create for the electric companies in Germany? (see para. 16)

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