A couple look out at the skyline of Lisbon, Portugal, from a public garden. “Nuclear is something that we don’t discuss in Portugal, but the energy transition could turn into one of the central points of the next election,” he said after the event. “Renewable energy, namely wind power plants and photovoltaic power plants, don’t solve the problem.” Portugal, he …
Germany has begun the closure of its remaining three nuclear reactors, despite the fact that several nations are experiencing atomic energy resurgences as a green energy source and the country itself is experiencing energy shortages as a result of natural gas supply disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. The last three nuclear plants were contributing 6% of Germany power requirement …
LOADING ERROR LOADING In the early 2000s, with the threat of climate change coming into focus, the declining nuclear power industry, with its capacity to generate huge volumes of emission-free electricity, looked to be on the cusp of a revival. “It cannot stand.” If the worst happens, would a disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear plant prove a setback for an …
