European CommissionMar 10

Accelerating the transition to homegrown clean energy has become urgent.

Today, we presented a news set of initiatives to boost clean energy investment, strengthen Europe’s energy independence, and lower energy prices, including:

🏠 Citizen’s Energy Package - reducing household bills, empowering citizens, and tackling energy poverty.

💶 Clean Energy Investment Strategy – mobilising private investment for Europe’s clean energy transition.

More information: https://link.europa.eu/vc4M4x

Show threadaxel.
@EUCommission Yes, outstanding. Now please realize that nuclear is neither clean (toxic waste) nor independent (very problematic sources of uranium).
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@axeln
And very expensive compared to solar wind or idro energy.
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Show threadKuboF Hromoslav bio/acc 🧬Mar 14
@Imprinted @axeln @EUCommission, have you encalculated costs of energy storage infrastructure?
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Hello @axeln! Thank you for sharing your view on this matter.
Feel free to dig deeper into the topic here, where we address some common concerns about waste and fuel procurement: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_26_556
Show threadaxel.Mar 11
@EUCommission I really appreciate the feedback and the info. Small question: you point the problematic sourcing of uranium and suggest a closed fuel cycle by upcycling nuclear waste. While this might also solve the waste problem, is this approach even remotely commercially viable?
Show threadKuboF Hromoslav bio/acc 🧬Mar 14
@axeln @EUCommission, the nuclear waste is really problematic 👍 But at least it is sealed in very well isolated barrels and put deep into ground, rather than into air for everyone (humans, animals, plants) to breath, like fossil carbon fuels does.