Germany may resort to nuclear power plants to plug Russian gas gap

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Europe in the middle of its worst energy crisis in decades, fuelling inflation and putting nations at the brink of a recession

Germany may not be able to replace all its imports of Russian natural gas this winter and might have to resort to nuclear power to plug part of the gap, the nation’s two most powerful leaders said.

While it’s not the first time the government has mooted the possibility of relying on nuclear for longer than planned, such comments are getting gradually stronger. At the same time, the technology is not the most economical, nor the safest available for Germany, Habeck said. Scholz pointed at the maintenance and repair issues in France as a pointed reminder of the problems older plants are facing.

In the short term, reducing energy demand will make the biggest difference for Germany and all other nations pivoting away from Russian supplies.Article content “There is no scenario in which there is no gas, but there is a scenario in which there is not enough gas in storage, and supplies in other forms are not not so available as they were,” said Habeck. “The question is how big is the gap in the worst case. There is a gap and that is the real question.”

 

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