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Prime Minister Kretschmann: "I didn't say that" (photo from July 19)
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Are the three remaining nuclear power plants in Germany still running longer than originally planned?
Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) first wants to evaluate the result of a stress test on the security of energy supply and then make a decision.
That's what Kretschmann said on Sunday evening on ZDF "heute journal".
It is clear that apart from the AfD, no party wants to go back to nuclear power in the long term, said Kretschmann.
"It's only about a temporary, possible extension of nuclear power plants that are still running," said the Green.
“We will evaluate that very soberly and make a decision,” said the prime minister, with a view to the re-examination.
The Greens would not fundamentally withdraw from their no to nuclear energy.
When moderator Christian Sievers asked again whether the Greens were still rejecting extended lifetimes for nuclear power, Kretschmann replied energetically: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I didn't say that.« Shortly thereafter, Kretschmann repeated three »No«s and again asserted that one had to wait for the result of the stress test first.
Kretschmann had held a so-called gas summit at the weekend and announced a campaign to save energy.
The aim is to reduce gas consumption by 20 percent, Kretschmann continued.
"That's possible, then there will be no gas shortage." Even small contributions counted.
»Many peanuts become one big nut.«
In the event of a long-term gas shortage, southern Germany could be particularly affected.
Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are far from the planned terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the large storage facilities in the northwest.
The terminals are intended to help make the Federal Republic less dependent on Russian gas supplies.
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