On the possible state aid for nuclear energy
The Energiaklub took part in the Consultation on Community Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection,which discuss the possibility of legalising state aid for new nuclear units within the European Union, and is managed by the DG Competition. The Energiaklub concluded in its opinion, that nuclear energy cannot receive state aid as renewable energies do.
Taking into account the whole lifecycle of nuclear energy, with special attention to ore grades, figures show that CO2 emissions of nuclear can reach 210 g/kWh, while sustainable solutions produce much less. Moreover, nuclear energy is the least cost effective of all possible technology in avoiding CO2 emissions, and with the bottlenecks in delivering new nuclear units, nuclear energy will not be able to contribute significantly to the decrease of CO2 emissions. Finally, nuclear energy is associated with very serious risks that does not characterise any other technology. As a summary, nuclear energy cannot receive state aid as renewable energies do.
More information in our downloadable statement.
