Belgium To Give Up Nuclear Power

AmiMoJo writes "Belgium's political parties have reached a conditional agreement to shut down the country's two remaining nuclear power stations. Older reactors will be decommissioned by 2015, with the final closures happening before 2025. The exit is conditional on alternatives being available. 'If it turns out we won't face shortages and prices would not skyrocket, we intend to stick to the nuclear exit law of 2003,' a spokeswoman for Belgium's energy and climate ministry said."

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Re:in other news,

[Anonymous Coward]

I was about to ask where the money for this would come from, but seeing as it's Ron Paul, I'd imagine he's aiming at cutting the safety regulations behind nuclear power and letting the free market have a field day at creating shoddier, but significantly cheaper, nuclear plants.

Nothing can go wrong, guys! The invisible hand of the market will force all those energy companies whose plants meltdown will die out and only those who have put in significantly into safety will be able to last long enough to be rich!

We'll still have tons of nuclear disasters on our hand until that self regulation, but the market can do no wrong, right?

Re:Slow and stupid.

[Taco Cowboy]

In the state in Germany where I live (Germany is a federation like the US), the percentage of renewable energy in the mix already is at 55%

Please provide proof.

Anyone can say anything.

Please provide proof that an energy hungry country like Germany can obtain 55% of its total energy needs solely from renewable sources.

Danke !