With the energy crisis in many countries, the phase-out of nuclear energy seems a long way off. Since 1 January, investments in gas and nuclear power plants in the EU can be regarded as climate-friendly. France wants to build new nuclear power stations, Belgium is extending the life of two power stations by ten years and Poland is planning two reactors. Is nuclear energy now experiencing a renaissance? In a conversation with Jana Pasching, Global 2000 nuclear expert Reihnard Uhrig explains the background and future prospects and why the Austrian case against the European Court of Justice is promising.
“We’re done with nuclear power, there’s not enough time,” says Uhrig. “We have ten years to get the climate crisis under control. It takes an average of 20 years from the start of planning until you have electricity from the socket for a nuclear power plant. That is no longer possible.”
“If we want to reduce CO2, we have to do it as cost-effectively as possible,” says the nuclear expert. Nuclear energy is two and a half times more expensive than wind or solar energy. “It would be like fighting world hunger with caviar. Old nuclear power plants, such as those in France, are becoming increasingly unreliable and repair is becoming increasingly difficult.” In England, too, it was seen that the lack of planning certainty endangered the power supply.
Germany plans to phase out nuclear power in April. Many critics find this difficult. Her argument: The energy crisis puts you in a sensitive situation. But even these nuclear reactors would no longer guarantee security of supply. The debate being held here is a “pure ghost debate”.
See the video above for more information on the current status of the more than 40-year-old Krško Nuclear Power Plant and its much-criticized Mochovce 3 NPP operating license.
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