Nuclear energy can be considered green and compatible with the environment? To the question, which until a few years ago would have been completely impossible – the EU will be called upon to respond and it will not be an idle doubt. If the electricity produced by the atom is deemed clean, the sector will have access to substantial funds made available by the EU for the ecological transition post Covid. A commission of experts has already said that yes, nuclear power may be compatible with respect for the environment but there isorientation in the scientific community is not unanimous. We will now follow up on the report’s findings and expert reviews, with the preparation of a regulation that will determine whether nuclear economic activities can be considered sustainable under the EU’s green investment classification. a spokesperson for the commission in Brussels.
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Last April a report of the Jrc (the research center that belongs to the EU) had ruled that nuclear energy can be classified as clean. The analysis found no scientific evidence to show that nuclear energy does more harm to human health or the environment than other electricity generation technologies. Even the impact on human health has been considered the lowest ever, together with that of photovoltaics. The fact that nuclear production weighs heavily on the positive evaluation of the Jrc it has no carbon dioxide emissions and from this point of view it has no impact on climate and health. But the positive evaluation also in the case of accidents: for the experts appointed by the EU, the latest generation plants greatly reduce this risk. Green light therefore to green and sustainable labeling
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This conclusion did not find unanimous confirmation on the part of scientists; skeptics point out for example that the environmental impact of nuclear power plants must also include the treatment of waste. Two committees of experts were called to evaluate the report’s conclusions. Greenpeace disputes that the atom lobby is seeking substantial public funds to expand its business.
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The field of European states divided in the face of the nuclear question: Countries like the France (which draws 77% from the atom of its needs), Sweden, Hungary, Spain and Slovenia are in favor of nuclear power, theItaly it is on the opposite side having shut down its (few) reactors for decades; there Germany and Belgium they announced the gradual abandonment of this energy source. Portugal, Poland, Greece and Ireland also currently have no active power plants.
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