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Scholz clearly rejects the construction of new nuclear reactors
A man walks along an above-ground corridor on the site of the Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant during a press tour. photo
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Some parties called for longer use of nuclear energy and, in the course of the nuclear phase-out, had spoken out in favor of continuing to operate the old reactors. The chancellor sees things differently.
Among others, the Union, the AfD, but also the FDP, which is a co-governing party in the federal government, are calling for longer use of nuclear energy and, in the course of the nuclear phase-out this spring, spoke out in favor of continuing to operate the old reactors. Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) had also announced that he wanted to build a new reactor for research into nuclear fusion in Bavaria.
Scholz: “Best regards to the Bavarian state government”
Scholz also blamed the slow expansion of the power lines in Bavaria for the high electricity prices. “And if the large power lines from the north and east of Germany were already built in the southwest, then we would already have lower electricity prices. Warm greetings to the Bavarian state government.”
The Bavarian state government had fought with all its might against the rapid expansion of the power lines, criticized Scholz. “And we’re now doing everything we can to ensure that we can build them faster. Because that helps here in Bavaria. That helps in Baden-Württemberg. It helps very quickly in Hesse if we do that. “
However, because the lines are currently not available, a lot of money has to be spent in Germany to start gas-fired power plants in southern Germany. Only with an expansion of renewable energies could the prices also fall, said Scholz.