Opponents of nuclear power in the Emsland: Stop the uranium transactions with the Kremlin!
Opponents of nuclear power in the Emsland: Stop the uranium transactions with the Kremlin!
opponents of nuclear power in the Emsland emphatically request from Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to end the business between the fuel element factory in Lingen and Russian corporations. The reason for this requirement is the upcoming delivery of uranium, which is to be transported to Emsland in Rotterdam after creating the Russian freighter "Baltiyskiy 202" in Rotterdam. Alexander Vent from the Agiel alliance said that a clear stop signal for nuclear cooperations with the Kremlin was necessary to avoid dependence on Russian uranium, such as Weser-Kurier reported
The anti-atomic power organizations also criticize the operator Framatome, which increasingly relates uranium from Russia, and accuse him of downplaying the cooperation with the Russian company Rosatom. Imports of uranium from Russia are expected to increase by 66 percent compared to 2023 in 2024. Framatomas also plans to advance the fuel element in Lingen together with Rosatom, while the subsidiary Advanced Nuclear Fuels GmbH (ANF) wants to produce fuel elements for Russian reactor types, which increases the concerns about nuclear security.
dangers from Russian cooperation
Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Christian Meyer emphasizes the need to hire business with Russia, especially in the nuclear area. He points out that uranium can also be obtained from democratic countries such as Canada or Australia. A high -ranking German nuclear officer expressed that the application of ANF was carefully examined on the basis of the participation of Rosatom. The entanglement of rosatom in military nuclear affairs and the occupation of the Saporischschja nuclear power plant in Ukraine raise questions about the security of such cooperation, as well as AP News describes.
In addition, German officials have already expressed concerns about the production of nuclear fuel in the Framatome facility in Lingen, which are hexagonal fuel rods for Soviet-designed water-water energy reactors, which are particularly widespread in Eastern Europe. Gerrit Niehaus, the head of the Nuclear Security Department in the Ministry of the Environment, underlined the legal challenges, since the EU is less strictly processed in relation to sanctions against the nuclear sector than against the fossil fuel industry.international security concerns
In a broader context, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA), warns the dangers of nuclear security in Ukraine. Against the background of the recent Russian attacks on the country, these warnings can be seen. Grossi emphasizes that the risks of nuclear accidents are still real and omnipresent, especially with a view to the IAEA presence in the contested SaporiSchja. This facility is under Russian control and has been shut down for security reasons, which further increases concern for Europe and the Ukrainian energy supply, as Tagesschau In view of these developments,
In view of these developments, the opponent of nuclear power expect a strong rejection of the application for cooperation with Rosatom from the Ministry of Environment in Hanover. The concern about possible hybrid threats from espionage and sabotage increases, while the common situation in the nuclear area in Germany and Ukraine re -sparked the discussion about the dependence on Russian nuclear energy.
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