Why Germany and California are full of nuclear regrets

Facing energy crises, they mull keeping the last of their nuclear power plants.

California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. Photo: Tracey Adams.

Germans love soccer. And what do soccer teams do when their star midfielder is felled by an injury? They bring in a capable player they hope will fill the position adequately while their headliner heals.

When it comes to energy, however, they have been in the final throes of ditching their rel…