Short-term and Long-term Intervention: Coal-fired and Nuclear Power Plant Revamp

In order to address the current energy crisis and reduce bills, Member States are turning to their coal-fired and/or nuclear power plants.

September 2022: 

• Coal rush! Energy crisis fires global hunt for polluting fuel
• Despite climate commitments, the EU is going back to coal

June 2022:

• Repurposing Fossil Fuel Power Plant Sites with SMRs to Ease Clean Energy Transition

Italy

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September 2022: 

• Crisi gas, al via la massimizzazione delle centrali a carbone
• Riapertura centrali a carbone: ecco i siti che torneranno a pieno regime

France

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December 2022:

• L’examen du projet de loi relatif à l’accélération des procédures liées à la construction de nouvelles installations nucléaires à proximité de sites nucléaires existants et au fonctionnement des installations existantes débute en séance au Sénat à partir de mardi 17 janvier 2023

September 2022: 

• France drafts law to streamline red tape around nuclear reactor construction
• France sets course for a nuclear renaissance
• ’We are digging up grandma’: Reactivating a coal-fired power plant in eastern France to avoid power outages
• France’s EDF plans to restart nation’s entire nuclear fleet by early next year

June 2022:

• “France 2030” Investment Plan

Germany

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September 2022:

• Germany plans to extend lifespan of two nuclear power plants -minister
• Germany to Rely on Nuclear Reserve to Avert Winter Shortage
• Germany to keep two nuclear plants available as a backup and burn coal as it faces an energy crisis brought on by war and climate change