The intermittent nature of nuclear power

[kristopher]

6. Yes, I would say that is nuclear industry FUD.

Germany had been planning the shut downs for 11 years. Since the coal/nuclear lobby there believed just before Fukushima that they had thwarted those long standing plans to shut down the nuclear fleet, there have, indeed, been consequences that didn't need to accrue. So yes, the claim that planning to ensure German energy security was in any way deficient in a manner that could be compared to Japan is absurd industry spin.

Did planning for the shutdown of San Onofre commence in 2000?

I know you are desperate to discredit what Germany is doing, but when you try to analogize Germany with San Onofre, you are trying to compare apples with oranges. The more accurate situation would to compare it to any unplanned, long-term shutdown - such as Japan.