Germany’s plan to close all power plants by 2022 will see Peter Klimmek say goodbye to his work place of 37 years. This article talks about the dismantling process of Germany’s power plants and the severe costs that come hand in hand. Controversy surrounds the estimated costs of this process; Greenpeace expect at least 44 billion euros in costs for the dismantling of all nuclear plants in Germany, whereas Arthur D. Little has put the total costs at no less than 18 billion euros out of the government’s pockets.