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Ran that through Google Translate, here's a fundamental point: > "An extension of the service life would not make Germany less dependent on Russian natural gas

Ran that through Google Translate, here's a fundamental point: > "An extension of the service life would not make Germany less dependent on Russian natural gas, since gas is only used to a small extent for electricity production in Germany, adds König. In addition, Russia is an important supplier of uranium and fuel elements, which are absolutely necessary. In view of the fact that the six active nuclear power plants would have contributed 12 percent to Germany's electricity supply in 2020, the great effort required to start up the nuclear safety apparatus again is not worth it. "With renewables, we can achieve our goals of climate protection and independence from Russia much more safely, quickly and cheaply," says König."

natmaka 5y ago
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-us-utilities-push-white-house-not-sanction-russian-uranium-2022-03-02/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-us-utiliti...
hedora 5y ago
The article is calling BS on this exact paragraph. Replacing 12% of the electricity supply with something other than Russian gas, along with the other measures being taken, is enough to eliminate 100% of Russian gas imports. Enough nuclear fuel could be easily shipped to Germany, unlike the necessary natural gas.
- dirkt 5y ago
  Here [1] are statistics on usage of natural gas in Germany. Roughly 1/3 is used for heating, 1/3 is used by the industry. None of those can be replaced by electricity in the short run, nuclear or otherwise. Probably only part of that could even replaced by electricity in the long run. Only 14% is used for power generation, but this part is for the "we need more power right now for current demand, and not more power in 10 hours after we've started the nuclear plant". > Replacing 12% of the electricity supply with something other than Russian gas, along with the other measures being taken, is enough to eliminate 100% of Russian gas imports. Completely wrong, sorry... [1] https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage/verbrauch-von-erdgas-in-deutschland-nach-abnehmergruppen-2009/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage...
  - hedora 5y ago
    There are plans to reduce Russian imports (currently 12%) to 25% of current levels. That means 3% of the electricity supply needs to be replaced. They could run the nuclear plants all day, and waste the excess generation in times of low demand.
  - MagnumOpus 5y ago
    German nuke plants (just like French ones) are load following and can go from near-zero to full load in 15-30 minutes. They are usually not used that way because their base load is needed. Also, if you do not know that, you might reflect about what other facts relevant to forming an educated opinion on the topic you are missing.

natmaka 5y ago

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-us-utilities-push-white-house-not-sanction-russian-uranium-2022-03-02/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-us-utiliti...

hedora 5y ago

The article is calling BS on this exact paragraph. Replacing 12% of the electricity supply with something other than Russian gas, along with the other measures being taken, is enough to eliminate 100% of Russian gas imports. Enough nuclear fuel could be easily shipped to Germany, unlike the necessary natural gas.

dirkt 5y ago
Here [1] are statistics on usage of natural gas in Germany. Roughly 1/3 is used for heating, 1/3 is used by the industry. None of those can be replaced by electricity in the short run, nuclear or otherwise. Probably only part of that could even replaced by electricity in the long run. Only 14% is used for power generation, but this part is for the "we need more power right now for current demand, and not more power in 10 hours after we've started the nuclear plant". > Replacing 12% of the electricity supply with something other than Russian gas, along with the other measures being taken, is enough to eliminate 100% of Russian gas imports. Completely wrong, sorry... [1] https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage/verbrauch-von-erdgas-in-deutschland-nach-abnehmergruppen-2009/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage...
- hedora 5y ago
  There are plans to reduce Russian imports (currently 12%) to 25% of current levels. That means 3% of the electricity supply needs to be replaced. They could run the nuclear plants all day, and waste the excess generation in times of low demand.
- MagnumOpus 5y ago
  German nuke plants (just like French ones) are load following and can go from near-zero to full load in 15-30 minutes. They are usually not used that way because their base load is needed. Also, if you do not know that, you might reflect about what other facts relevant to forming an educated opinion on the topic you are missing.