First of all, the summer was the best possible time to shut down the reactors, and second they’ve already managed to restart a bunch so that there is no danger of blackouts:

WSJ

Annus horriblis just means terrible year. It’s an emotive statement that could very well mean a number of things depending on context.

The bottom line is that this whole “crisis” would’ve already been forgotten if it weren’t for the self-serving effort of the anti-nuclear lobby to keep it in the public discourse.

Is it just me or is this article a bit too alarmist? It reads as if some catastrophe occurred but in reality nuclear production is still at 80% of what it used to be.