The signs in Paris clearly indicate the expansion of nuclear energy! Because now the Senate voted with an overwhelming majority (239 to 16) for faster construction of up to 14 nuclear reactors. “It’s about not wasting any more time,” said Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
According to the draft law, the construction of a reactor’s annexes can already start while the procedures for the construction project are still ongoing. And only the state should monitor compliance with the standards in the future.
Expert Reinhard Uhrig, an expert at GLOBAL 2000, believes that “this political lip service will not amount to much in practice”. Because worldwide it takes on average almost 20 years from the start of planning to the power from the socket of a nuclear power plant.
14 new pressurized water reactors planned
France wants to start building new nuclear power plants as early as 2024. Namely in Penly on the English Channel. But this is just the beginning of a grand nuclear strategic plan by which President Emmanuel Macron aims to upgrade to a nuclear power, regardless of all existing problems in the energy sector. In total, a maximum of 14 new pressurized water reactors will be built from the ground.
Source: Krone
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