French Minister Calls for Equal Treatment for Nuclear in EU Laws

Nuclear power must be treated on par with renewable sources in all European legislation as the bloc pursues plans to speed up its switch from fossil fuels toward cleaner electricity generation, French Energy Transition Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said on Sunday.

France has formed a large alliance to accelerate the development of nuclear power, Pannier-Runacher said, noting that 16 of the European Union’s 27 member states support the fuel, while Austria, Luxembourg and Germany don’t want to use it.

“If Germany manages to reduce its greenhouse gases with its energy choices, I think there’s no difficulty,” she told CNews television on ...