Nuclear power

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Nuclear fusion – the breakthrough Europe should have made
For a long time, Europe was considered a pioneer in nuclear fusion. But in the meantime, the USA is far ahead. André Loesekrug-Pietri, chairman of JEDI, therefore calls for Europe to move away from "bureaucratic monsters" and massive subsidies in favor of selective funding for innovations. continue reading →
Ministry for Economic Affairs: Delay jeopardizes nuclear power plant reserve deployment
Arguments continue in the German government over the deployment reserve for the two nuclear power plants Isar II and Neckarwestheim planned by German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. Contrary to Habeck’s plans and an agreement in the coalition, the federal government did not yet give the green light for the bill on Monday, a ministry spokeswoman […] continue reading →
Habeck: Southern German nuclear power plants supposed to run longer
Federal Economic Affairs Minister Robert Habeck considers it necessary to operate the two nuclear reactors in southern Germany over the winter given the current situation. He referred to the situation in France, where many nuclear power plants cannot run due to maintenance work. There, he said, the situation had deteriorated further with a view to […] continue reading →
Anton Hofreiter: ‘The crisis makes pragmatists of us all’
In an interview with Till Hoppe and Falk Steiner, the Green politician talks about reserve nuclear power plants and European solidarity, a new edition of the EU recovery fund and the need to strengthen the EU Commission and the European Parliament. continue reading →
Taxonomy: MEPs strongly criticize Commissioner McGuinness
In a debate between Finance Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, the ECON Committee, and the ENVI Committee of the EU Parliament, MEPs voiced their anger about the Commission’s proposal on taxonomy. One of the accusations leveled at the Commission was that it had ignored both the scientific community and the Parliament. The latter wants to classify gas […] continue reading →