Scholz: Nuclear power plants will continue to run until April
Created: 10/18/2022 3:43 p.m
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gives a press conference after the meeting of the "Alliance for Transformation" in the Federal Chancellery.
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According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), the three remaining nuclear power plants in Germany will continue to operate until mid-April 2023.
Scholz said on Tuesday in Berlin after a meeting of the "Alliance for Transformation" with representatives of business associations and trade unions.
Berlin - April 15 will end nuclear power, said Scholz.
He was confident that Germany would get through the winter well.
On Monday, Scholz declared a day-long dispute within the traffic light coalition, especially between the Greens and the FDP, with a clear announcement.
The Chancellor instructed the responsible ministers to make legislative proposals so that the three nuclear power plants Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2 and Emsland can continue to operate beyond the end of the year until April 15, 2023 at the latest.
Scholz made use of his guideline authority.
A letter from Scholz literally states that the “power operation” of the three nuclear power plants should be enabled by mid-April at the latest.
It initially remained unclear whether it had actually already been decided that the nuclear power plants would continue to operate - or whether this should be checked again, as previously planned by Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) for an "operational reserve".
dpa
