I guess it is because german politicians have proven again and again that they cannot be trusted with this responsibility. e.g. "Asse" was a salt mine to test

I guess it is because german politicians have proven again and again that they cannot be trusted with this responsibility. e.g. "Asse" was a salt mine to test storing nuclear waste. It was supposed to last for 20.000 years, but only lasted 20 and its not possible to retrieve the waste stored in there (and environmentalists warned that this would happen). So will you trust these people to get the decision right the next time? https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fwissenschaft%2Ftechnik%2Fatomlager-asse-kohl-regierung-vertuschte-wassereinbruch-a-685990.html https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%... Gorleben (another salt mine) was chosen for nuclear waste storage partly to piss of the former GDR since it is right next to the border. Neither a very good reason. Compared to the US Germany just does not have any uninhabitated areas, where you can store nuclear waste.