 Nuclear power, no thanks?
Once we've brought oneself to made up our minds about a particular opinion, we consciously look at the opposing, albeit qualified, opinion from time to time. Because we've already been against nuclear energy
for
decades.
Should we watch this video anyway? Yes, we sometimes even regard interviews with people from the AfD community. We can only recommend doing so, because it helps you avoid paying attention only to
the slogans.
Back to nuclear power plants, where, despite this undoubtedly qualified man, we naturally have concerns. First of all, of course, because the issue of final storage has been pushed to the sidelines here. Even
the
moderator speaks of exponentially declining radioactivity.
The question remains whether half-life is no longer a term that describes the decay of radioactivity. This can be as exponential as it wants, but after far too long a time, half of it is still present. The moderator
has to accept
the accusation of trivializing the issue (51:30).
'[…] One could simply shut them down [the decommissioned nuclear power plants] for a while, let the remaining radiation subside; that goes down relatively quickly. Within 5 to 10 years, it will be almost
radiation-free.'
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So, it's more about two other issues: safety in general and security of supply. We won't comment on the former here because, on the one hand, we lack the expertise and, on the other hand, the expert's
argument sounds somewhat plausible.
That leaves the question of security of supply. And the guest sees major problems looming for Germany. Guaranteeing this for a share of renewables significantly above 50 percent is neither feasible nor
financially viable.
He considers a revision of the commissioning of the last nuclear power plants technically feasible, but not the reasonably affordable acquisition of a new operating license. His concerns, therefore, are not
intended to bring nuclear power back to the forefront in Germany.
But he's just a man who has worked for large-scale industry for decades. He's very much rooted in these categories. Decentralization coupled with greater democratization isn't his thing. In our opinion, many
people in Germany don't want the district heating he advocates so strongly.
They want to be increasingly self-sufficient and even overlook the associated cost increases. The video doesn't take insurance and final storage into account when calculating the cost per kWh. And does a
nuclear power plant really last 60 - 80 years and the renewables not even a third as long?
The expert calls for a lot of gas-fired power plants for the transition period. And what will we do with them later, such as burn hydrogen?? The costs for battery storage are sometimes massively overestimated,
and the one million electric cars completely forgotten.
The good news from this interview: The expert also sees no chance for the decommissioned nuclear power plants, even though his explanation of the lack of an operating license is contradicted in the
comments.
We're content with the disappearance of the peaceful use of nuclear power. After all, worldwide, there's been a slight decline rather than an increase. Why take these very long-term risks that simply don't exist
with the use of solar and wind power?
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