The threat associated with the nuclear power plant in Fukushima in Japan is undoubtedly the hottest topic in the world these days. The devastating earthquake in connection with the followed by he tsunami is the subject of the daily debates in the web sites, in television news or radio stations.
Naturally there are many accounts about the nuclear energy and its total safety. Such discussions are especially in countries where nuclear energy is used in the large scale. On 15th March in Brusel Government officials for Energy of European countries experts, representatives of operators of nuclear power and nuclear regulatory officials met at the request of the Commissioner for Energy Günthera Oettinger to discuss thorny issues relating to European nuclear future.
There are 17 nuclear power plants in Germany, and the current Chancellor Angela Merkel, despite considerable opposition, enforced the policy of extending its life for another 12 years, the last of them should be closed in 2035. In the end, after many protests, German government approved closure of all nuclear power plants in the country by 2022.
The situation in France is due to Japan's disaster tense, since the 1970's 75% of energy is produced in 58 nuclear power reactors in 19 power plants across the country. The French are profitably exporting the excess of the energy. They have even plans of renting and selling their power reactors to other countries. Greenpeace, as well as the French Green Party representation in the Parliament are requiring the referendum for French citizens. Greenpeace says that everybody has the right to decide the country ´s dependence on nuclear energy, according to their beliefs.
In the case of Austria the position is easily predictable. Minister of the Environment Nikolaus Berlakovich asked his ministerial colleagues from the EU to accede to so-called "stress tests, nuclear power" - something in the way banks' stress testing, using computer-generated extreme situations.
Slovakian Environment Minister József Nagy commented to the situation: "Nuclear energy is an acceptable green energy, there is the problem only with it´s security. But each technology has its hazards. I do not consider it as a milestone in the energy sector, but maybe a milestone in nuclear energy. We have to learn from it and implement such technologies, which are resistant to similar or even stronger natural effects. "
The future of nuclear energy is defined by two opposing poles: on one face of its advocates gradual elimination and replacement by other technologies and other industrial lobby promoting its existence. It is certain that the situation in Japan should be seen as a wake-up call, and adopt measures that will lead to the greatest possible safety of nuclear power plants.
Sources:
http://hnonline.sk/svet/c1-52027090-nemecka-vlada-schvalila-plan-zatvorienia-atomoviek
http://www.stopthepowerplant.org/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/mar/18/japan-nuclear-power-plant-updates
http://hnonline.sk/svet/c1-51995830-koniec-nemeckych-atomoviek-zdrazi-elektrinu-o-tretinu-tvrdi-necas
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