Nuclear: according to Thierry Breton, “to dismantle a power station which can still live” amounts to “depriving oneself of this – Boursorama

“We will not do nuclear power for hundreds of years, but we are in a transition period,” said the European commissioner.

If the European Union has set itself the ambitious objectives of becoming the first continent in the world to achieve carbon neutrality and drastically reduce its CO2 emissions by 2030, thanks to its Green Deal, its green pact, no question for so much to do without nuclear energy.

“I will be very clear and very simple: there will be no Green Deal without nuclear power . All those who think the opposite thinks false “, declared Thursday August 26 the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Energy Thierry Breton, during the Meeting of entrepreneurs of France, organized by the Medef.” Be careful, this does not mean not to say that we are going to do anything and that we are going to ignore the security elements “in the power stations, continued the European Commissioner.” We will not do nuclear power for hundreds of years but we we are in a transition period, “insisted Thierry Breton.

While in France, 14 plants could close by 2035, “some of these plants are still in working order,” said the European Commissioner. “And as long as the nuclear security authorities allow them to operate for a while, with the investments and the maintenance that goes behind, it must be done,” he continued. “You have to be pragmatic. (…) Dismantle a power plant today insofar as it can be kept alive for two more years, three years, five years, ten years … (…) Why deprive yourself of this production capacity? “, underlined the European Commissioner, also evoking the role of nuclear energy in the production of hydrogen, presented as one of the main energies of the future.