Interview: The case for nuclear power in Europe’s plan to stop buying Russian gas

Foratom director general Yves Desbazeille talks to ENDS Europe about why the European Commission was wrong to leave out nuclear power in its new energy action plan, and why it should be classified as green under the EU sustainable taxonomy.

by Robert Hodgson
Desbazeille: “Nobody has really faced a situation where you don’t have firm capacity to make up for a lack of wind or solar.” Photo: Foratom
Desbazeille: “Nobody has really faced a situation where you don’t have firm capacity to make up for a lack of wind or solar.” Photo: Foratom

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