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Magnette: ‘The debate about nuclear power plants is closed’

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PS chairman Paul Magnette says he will not go back on the federal government’s intention to close the nuclear power plants. At the same time, he denounces the lack of ambition of our country at the climate summit in Glasgow.

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This month, the federal government is looking at security of supply in the electricity market and its consequences for the nuclear phase-out. In a conversation with L’Echo PS chairman Paul Magnette emphasizes that he does not intend to go back on the decision to close the nuclear power plants.

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‘The debate is over’, says Magnette, who went to Glasgow for the climate summit. ‘We are going to close the seven nuclear reactors. The European Commission gave the green light to the CRM (the subsidy mechanism that must guarantee the energy supply after the nuclear phase-out, ed.). This allows sufficient capacity to be released. The N-VA can say that it does not grant a permit to the gas-fired power station in Vilvoorde. That’s okay, there will be solutions to find replacements for that.’

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‘The decision has been made and the energy operators have also understood that nuclear energy is no longer the future. That is why they have invested massively in renewable energy and a little in gas, to steer the energy transition in the right direction. Engie has decided to step out of nuclear energy by proposing to build gas-fired power stations. They have said it themselves: no more extensions for the nuclear power stations.’

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There are 36,000 reasons why the debate is now over.

Paul Magnette

Chairman PS

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“Even if we were to decide today, the nuclear power stations can no longer remain open,” continues the PS chairman. ‘It is also a question of profitability: you have to ask for a permit for ten years. This also means that investments must be made in safety for ten years. And that cannot be recouped in a shorter term. There are 36,000 reasons why the debate is now over.’

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Magnette does think that the debate will rage until the end of November. ‘Of course, questions still arise. How do we guarantee the jobs? How can we become world champions in nuclear decommissioning? That is a wonderful challenge. We have historical knowledge in the nuclear sector. We must keep these for the dismantling of nuclear sites.’

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We have historical knowledge in the nuclear sector. We must keep them for the decommissioning of nuclear sites.

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Magnette says he understands that people have questions about the fact that the fight against CO2 emissions is being waged by investing in gas. “But you have to offer security of supply at acceptable prices.”

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Lamentable impression

The four climate ministers of our country failed to come to a joint agreement. ‘That almost makes me ashamed to be Belgian’, Magnette reacts. “We are trying to reach an agreement here in Glasgow with 200 countries and we are making progress. But in Belgium, the three regions and the federal government are unable to reach a deal. That gives a deplorable impression.’

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MR chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez, who wants to change the law on the nuclear switch-off, already responded with a tweet on Friday. ‘So the PS is not concerned with security of supply, price and even less with the planet. “A little gas,” he says? The CRM consists of 87 percent gas and at the same time he asks that fossil fuels no longer be subsidized?’

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Open VLD chairman Egbert Lachaert also emphasized in De Morgen on Saturday that he supports the nuclear exit, as agreed in the coalition agreement. He admitted that he had previously personally not favored a closure. ‘But the operator (Engie, ed.) does not want those nuclear power stations himself and has clearly stated that to me and other politicians. Their headquarters has given up nuclear and is investing heavily in alternatives. I will therefore not give crazy prices to Paris.’

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