A petition by twenty professors calls for the continued operation of German nuclear power plants. This is necessary in the current situation.
With the petition, twenty professors from German universities are calling for the continued operation of German nuclear power plants beyond December 31, 2022, in what is known as the “Stuttgart Declaration.” André Thess, a professor of energy storage at the University of Stuttgart, told SWR radio that they believe nuclear power plants are essential for security of supply in the current crisis situation. They also believe that if a decision is made between increasing coal-fired power generation and extending the life of nuclear power plants, the second option is the more climate-friendly one. This is because the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and also the EU taxonomy have classified nuclear energy as a sustainable and low-CO2 energy source.
In the first step, the petition demands the extension of the operating lives of the existing three nuclear power plants. These are Emsland in Lower Saxony, Isar 2 in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim II (Heilbronn district). The majority of the twenty professors also demand the reactivation of three more nuclear power plants (Brokdorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Grohnde in Lower Saxony and Gundremmingen in Bavaria) and, in the last instance, a broad social discussion on the possibility of a return to nuclear energy.
According to Thess, a large number of technological measures can be derived from the demand for a lifetime extension. The decisive factor is the statement by the operators of nuclear power plants that such an extension is technically feasible. In the case of Neckarwestheim II, that means EnBW.
According to Thess, all the leeway available for decarbonizing the energy system would have to be used. The levers would be: Wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, geothermal energy and fossil fuels. In a situation where Germany emits twice as much CO2 as, say, France, there is no contradiction between going back to nuclear and expanding renewables, he said. In terms of CO2 poverty, solar, wind and nuclear energy would be in the same league, Thess said.
You can find the Link to named Petition in the article.
The credit is due to u/Lythisus whose original post was put down for… reasons
Thx I heard about but forgot to sign it now I did. First time on that site usually ignore most petitions as they rarely achieve anything. But better than just typing wildly on reddit. Don’t think GER will leave its insane course only if things get much worse first.
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A petition by twenty professors calls for the continued operation of German nuclear power plants. This is necessary in the current situation.
With the petition, twenty professors from German universities are calling for the continued operation of German nuclear power plants beyond December 31, 2022, in what is known as the “Stuttgart Declaration.” André Thess, a professor of energy storage at the University of Stuttgart, told SWR radio that they believe nuclear power plants are essential for security of supply in the current crisis situation. They also believe that if a decision is made between increasing coal-fired power generation and extending the life of nuclear power plants, the second option is the more climate-friendly one. This is because the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and also the EU taxonomy have classified nuclear energy as a sustainable and low-CO2 energy source.
In the first step, the petition demands the extension of the operating lives of the existing three nuclear power plants. These are Emsland in Lower Saxony, Isar 2 in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim II (Heilbronn district). The majority of the twenty professors also demand the reactivation of three more nuclear power plants (Brokdorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Grohnde in Lower Saxony and Gundremmingen in Bavaria) and, in the last instance, a broad social discussion on the possibility of a return to nuclear energy.
According to Thess, a large number of technological measures can be derived from the demand for a lifetime extension. The decisive factor is the statement by the operators of nuclear power plants that such an extension is technically feasible. In the case of Neckarwestheim II, that means EnBW.
According to Thess, all the leeway available for decarbonizing the energy system would have to be used. The levers would be: Wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, geothermal energy and fossil fuels. In a situation where Germany emits twice as much CO2 as, say, France, there is no contradiction between going back to nuclear and expanding renewables, he said. In terms of CO2 poverty, solar, wind and nuclear energy would be in the same league, Thess said.
You can find the Link to named Petition in the article.
The credit is due to u/Lythisus whose original post was put down for… reasons
Thx I heard about but forgot to sign it now I did. First time on that site usually ignore most petitions as they rarely achieve anything. But better than just typing wildly on reddit. Don’t think GER will leave its insane course only if things get much worse first.