The Clear Benefits of Phasing Out Nuclear Power Published: 21 April 2026 Presidents' column Forty years ago, almost to the day, the Chornobyl disaster sparked a widespread movement against nuclear energy. Today it is clear that, without the nuclear phase-out, Germany would be much worse off economically. Renewables are now by far the cheapest form of electricity generation, while nuclear is easily the most expensive. Jan Philipp Albrecht