France President Nicolas Sarkozy doesn’t seem too impressed with Germany’s fear over nuclear safety after Fukushima incidents. At the Grave lines power plant in France, he re-assured people about his invincible commitment to the nuclear industry.

German chancellor Angela Merkel said that by 2022 all the nuclear power plants will be closed down. This move was criticized by SarKozy, calling the fears medieval and irrational.

Nine months ago, Germany had decided to delay the closing of all of the country’s 17 nuclear plants. This no-nuclear policy may also take a toll on the environment, with the pressure increasing on the already scarce resources such as fossil fuels like coal, natural gas etc. for the extra gas that will be needed, Germany may become dependent on Russia. Germany’s needs may also spur on the construction of Nabucco pipeline from Azerbaijan, which is designed so as to circumvent Russia.

There is also a possibility of a political motivation behind this move so far as critics go. This move is said by critics as a step towards populist politics. It has also come as a shock for many industrialized nations who do not see this as a positive step.