Germany's Green environment minister, Jurgen Trittin, has shelved plans for legislation preparing the way for the shutting of the country's atomic power stations, a day after Bonn had dropped clauses from the law on banning nuclear reprocessing. The Bonn environment ministry confirmed that Mr Trittin had agreed to await the outcome of talks with the energy industry on closing the 19 nuclear power stations before proceding with changes in the country's atomic legislation.