According to the current legal situation, all three German nuclear power plants that are still in operation will be shut down by the end of the year. In the dispute over the continued operation of nuclear power plants, FDP General Secretary Djir-Sarai is now emphasizing that a general return to nuclear power is not his party's goal.
In the dispute over the continued operation of nuclear power plants, FDP General Secretary Bijan Djir-Sarai emphasized that a general return to nuclear power is not his party's goal. "Nobody wants to get back into nuclear energy," said Djir-Sarai in the ARD "Morgenmagazin". Nuclear energy is only "a bridge". The future belongs to renewable energies, emphasized the FDP politician.
This is also stated in the coalition agreement with the SPD and the Greens. At the same time, Djir-Sarai reiterated the FDP's call for a "temporary extension of the service life" for the three German nuclear power plants that are still in operation until 2024. This is necessary in order to be able to overcome the current energy crisis in Germany and the EU. Both the SPD and the Greens are against extending the term. "We're not putting anyone under pressure," Djir-Sarai said to the coalition partners. Especially in this difficult situation, however, it must be said, "first the country and then the party".
According to the current legal situation, all three German nuclear power plants that are still in operation will be shut down by the end of the year. Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck from the Greens has proposed allowing the use of the nuclear power plants Isar 2 in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim 2 in Baden-Württemberg as a reserve until mid-April 2023 at the latest. To do this, the Atomic Energy Act and the Energy Industry Act must be amended. The traffic light coalition has not yet been able to agree on Habeck's proposal. The necessary cabinet decision has already been postponed twice.
