Germany makes U-turn on nuclear energy policy, keeping two plants as backups

[rvZA]

Germany will keep two nuclear power stations open and on standby in case of an energy crisis — marking a U-turn in its plan to phase out the fuel source by the end of 2022.

The two plants — located in the southwestern state of Baden Württemberg and the southeastern state of Bavaria — were to be shut by the end of this year but will now stay open until mid-April 2023.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a Monday statement that the country has a "very high supply security" for electricity, but noted that "this year is a special year across Europe."

"The Russian attack on Ukraine has created a tense situation in the energy markets and we are doing everything we can to avoid a gas shortage," Habeck added.

Germany makes U-turn on nuclear energy policy, keeping 2 plants as backups amid its natural-gas crisis

Germany was set to phase out nuclear energy by end-2022, but now faces a looming crisis after Russia cut off natural-gas flows via a key pipeline.

www.businessinsider.co.za

 

[rvZA]

Best decision Germany has ever made. Now to ramp up fossil fuels and invest more in this old giant.

 

[ForceFate]

Best decision Germany has ever made. Now to ramp up fossil fuels and invest more in this old giant.

Germany will keep two nuclear power stations open and on standby in case of an energy crisis — marking a U-turn in its plan to phase out the fuel source by the end of 2022.

The two plants — located in the southwestern state of Baden Württemberg and the southeastern state of Bavaria — were to be shut by the end of this year but will now stay open until mid-April 2023.

It's not permanent.

 

[rvZA]

It's not permanent.

It will become permanent.

 

[MunosMachos]

It will become permanent.

It won't, their ESG points will plummet too low.

 

[Vrotappel]

It won't, their ESG points will plummet too low.

Nuclear is clean energy.

 

[Lupus]

It won't, their ESG points will plummet too low.

Why would their ESG points plummet? The nuclear plants are their cleanest energy.

 

[porchrat]

I really don't get the opposition to nuclear power. It's such a clean source of energy.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

It's not permanent.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

"look at Chernobyl" in 3...2....1....

 

[My_King]

LoL our resident experts will be around shortly. "They never said nuclear was that bad"

 

[MunosMachos]

Nuclear is clean energy.

I know. Good luck though:

Nuclear needs ESG classification for affordable investment | Reuters Events | Nuclear

ESG (environmental, social and governance) is a term used by capital markets to evaluate investible assets, projects, and corporate behavior based on how ethically sound they might be. Investors’ clients are increasingly demanding their cash go toward socially conscious and ‘green’ companies...

www.reutersevents.com

 

[My_King]

Why do people believe so much in Solar and wind? Who is the genius that told them this will solve everything?

Take a kettle and attach it to a car battery using an inverter - See how long that lasts. Now imagine every second household turning on their kettles when we are on this magic power supply when the sun goes down.
Heck try refrigerators, oe oe Ovens.

Nuclear, diesel and coal was and is used for a reason

Then again we would still be living in ice if it wasn`t for big corporations and people starting Global warming a Millennium ago.

 

[ForceFate]

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It's in the article and earlier articles that announced it. There's obviously going to be high energy demand in winter, that's why they keep them on standby for winter months.

 

[ForceFate]

Nuclear is clean energy.

They're not closing the NPP's for that reason.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

It's in the article and earlier articles that announced it. There's obviously going to be high energy demand in winter, that's why they keep them on standby for winter months.

They are being used because of the Ukraine crisis and the fact that Russia is not providing gas to Europe...this is not an annual occurrence due to Winter cold.

 

[ForceFate]

They are being used because of the Ukraine crisis and the fact that Russia is not providing gas to Europe...this is not an annual occurrence due to Winter cold.

It's all in the article. No Russian gas in winter means electricity demand might peak higher than usual during winter.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

It's all in the article. No Russian gas in winter means electricity demand might peak higher than usual during winter.

No schit Sherlock....

 

[ForceFate]

No schit Sherlock....

• Germany faces a potential energy shortage as Russia has slowed natural-gas flows to the country.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a Monday statement that the country has a "very high supply security" for electricity, but noted that "this year is a special year across Europe."

Germany is reliant on piped natural gas from Russia, which accounts for 35% of the country's imports of the fuel. However, it now faces a potential energy shortage in winter as Russia has shut down natural-gas flows via a critical pipeline that delivers natural gas to Germany and beyond.

"We have to prepare for the worst," Habeck told a news briefing, Reuters reported on Monday. "The plants will only reopen when more power is needed."

Will they keep the 2 plants on standby beyond the next summer? No idea.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Will they keep the 2 plants on standby beyond the next summer? No idea.

But you said this situation is "not permanent"...so you obviously have an idea.