Nuclear power: Klingbeil excludes longer nuclear power plant terms

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“There’s nothing wrong with that either”: Lars Klingbeil. photo

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Should the three remaining nuclear power plants continue to run until April 15th? The SPD chairman Klingbeil has a very clear opinion on this.

SPD leader Lars Klingbeil has ruled out operation of the three remaining nuclear power plants (NPP) beyond April 15th. “The debate has been decided. The chancellor has made a clear decision. Three nuclear power plants will continue to run until April of this year,” said Klingbeil after the party executive’s annual meeting.

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz had decided the month-long coalition dispute over the operating times of the nuclear power plants by making use of his directive authority and setting April 15 as the exit date. That was accepted by the coalition partners Greens and FDP, said Klingbeil. “There’s nothing wrong with that either.”

Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) suggested last week that the decision on extending the nuclear lifespan be put in the hands of a commission of experts. “We don’t need any political arguments or dogmatism now, we need a professional answer to the question of how we can ensure a stable and affordable energy supply and at the same time achieve our climate protection goals,” Wissing told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”. “If we don’t want to discuss it politically, then we have to clarify it scientifically.”

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