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The German green party had made it part of their program to stop all research into all kinds of "nuclear" technologies, explicitly listing fusion research as so

The German green party had made it part of their program to stop all research into all kinds of "nuclear" technologies, explicitly listing fusion research as something to be stopped. I think that this passage has been removed again, but the whole thing still serves as a good indicator for the sentiments here.

danuker 5y ago
They do not mention fusion, but they are still clearly against fission: > Wir vollenden den Atomausstieg und bekennen uns zum verabredeten Pfad der Endlagersuche mit höchsten Sicherheitsstandards bei größtmöglicher Transparenz und Beteiligung der Bevölkerung. Der Rückbau der bestehenden Atomkraftwerke muss schleunigst und ohne Zeitverzögerung auf höchstem Sicherheitsniveau erfolgen. Die Atomfabriken in Gronau und Lingen wollen wir schnellstmöglich schließen Auch in der EU werden wir den Einstieg in den Atomausstieg vorantreiben. https://www.gruene.de/themen/energie https://www.gruene.de/themen/energie Google Translation: > We are completing the nuclear phase-out and are committed to the agreed path of searching for a repository with the highest safety standards and the greatest possible transparency and participation of the population. The dismantling of the existing nuclear power plants must be carried out as quickly as possible and without any delay at the highest level of safety. We want to close the nuclear factories in Gronau and Lingen as quickly as possible. In the EU, too, we will promote the phase-out of nuclear power. I believe it is misguided. Fission is a great intermediary technology, which killed way less people than coal, oil, and gas per energy produced, including the nuclear accidents. https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy#nuclear-energy-and-renewables-are-far-far-safer-than-fossil-fuels https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy#nuclear-... Shutting down fission before finding a solution for when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing is nuts, and results in emergency fuel burning (gas and coal).
- modo_mario 5y ago
  >They do not mention fusion I believe they've spoken against it in the EP.
- freemint 5y ago
  The last time I checked the sun is shining 24/7.
  - regularfry 5y ago
    A useful distinction if one migrates between locations in the Arctic and Antarctic Circles that are never clouded, possibly. Anyone else has to deal with pesky details like weather and night-time.

danuker 5y ago

They do not mention fusion, but they are still clearly against fission: > Wir vollenden den Atomausstieg und bekennen uns zum verabredeten Pfad der Endlagersuche mit höchsten Sicherheitsstandards bei größtmöglicher Transparenz und Beteiligung der Bevölkerung. Der Rückbau der bestehenden Atomkraftwerke muss schleunigst und ohne Zeitverzögerung auf höchstem Sicherheitsniveau erfolgen. Die Atomfabriken in Gronau und Lingen wollen wir schnellstmöglich schließen Auch in der EU werden wir den Einstieg in den Atomausstieg vorantreiben. https://www.gruene.de/themen/energie https://www.gruene.de/themen/energie Google Translation: > We are completing the nuclear phase-out and are committed to the agreed path of searching for a repository with the highest safety standards and the greatest possible transparency and participation of the population. The dismantling of the existing nuclear power plants must be carried out as quickly as possible and without any delay at the highest level of safety. We want to close the nuclear factories in Gronau and Lingen as quickly as possible. In the EU, too, we will promote the phase-out of nuclear power. I believe it is misguided. Fission is a great intermediary technology, which killed way less people than coal, oil, and gas per energy produced, including the nuclear accidents. https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy#nuclear-energy-and-renewables-are-far-far-safer-than-fossil-fuels https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy#nuclear-... Shutting down fission before finding a solution for when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing is nuts, and results in emergency fuel burning (gas and coal).

modo_mario 5y ago
>They do not mention fusion I believe they've spoken against it in the EP.
freemint 5y ago
The last time I checked the sun is shining 24/7.
- regularfry 5y ago
  A useful distinction if one migrates between locations in the Arctic and Antarctic Circles that are never clouded, possibly. Anyone else has to deal with pesky details like weather and night-time.