EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green investment label: document

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Experts tasked with assessing whether the European Union should label nuclear power as a green investment will say that the fuel qualifies as sustainable, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

FILE PHOTO: A night view shows France's oldest Electricite de France nuclear power plant and the Grand Canal d'Alsace near the eastern French village of Fessenheim, France February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Brussels’ expert advisors last year split over whether nuclear power deserved a green label, recognising that while it produces very low planet-warming CO2 emissions, more analysis was needed on the environmental impact of radioactive waste disposal.A draft of the JRC report, seen by Reuters and due to be published next week, said nuclear deserves a green label.

Storage of nuclear waste in deep geologic formations is deemed “appropriate and safe”, it said, citing countries including France and Finland in the advanced stages of developing such sites.

 

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Eventually... consistency should prevail? Too good to be true...

That’s crazy. Nuclear power is a menace.

Smart

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Lol...

Neither the fuel or the waste created could be deemed sustainable.

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