MR chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez is opening the door completely to the construction of new nuclear power plants. He says so in an interview with Le Soir.
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“In fact, it was never the MR who put the phase-out of nuclear energy on the table. Today, if you want to achieve the goal of rapidly reducing CO2 emissions, you have a mission: expanding nuclear power. Or even integrate nuclear energy into the energy mix for a longer period of time,” it sounds.
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“I will be very clear: those who rule out the possibility of building new nuclear power plants do not understand the situation. Unless in ten years we have a magical solution to make energy 100 percent renewable, which is not scientifically credible today. I’m not saying that’s the right thing to do. I’m saying you can’t rule it out,” he continues.
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“The US is doing it. The French do it. The English do it. The Chinese do it. Today it is only the Germans who are going the other way. And if you look at the map of CO2 emissions from electricity generation, Germany turns bright red. You can follow the Germans in many ways, but in this case, stopping nuclear power was not their most inspired choice,” Bouchez said.
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“Making energy 100 percent renewable is impossible according to many scientists. So in the current state of science we are forced to have a permanent energy buffer and it is better if it is nuclear,” he concludes.
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Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) does not want to respond again, but repeats what she said this weekend. “But if there is a new technology in the future that is completely safe, who am I to stop it?”
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Bouchez, meanwhile, continues to oppose the construction of gas-fired power stations:
Also read: What will the nuclear power plant of the future look like, and why don’t we build it? (+)
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