11 de marzo de 2026

Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was 'strategic mistake', EU chief says

 

  • EU's reliance on fossil fuels seen as strategic disadvantage
  • Germany began phasing out nuclear power after 2011 Fukushima disaster
  • France seeks nuclear expansion, uranium supply diversification
PARIS, March 10 (Reuters) - Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake", European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, as governments grapple ‌with an energy crunch from the Iran war.
Europe produced around a third of electricity from nuclear power in 1990 but that has fallen to 15%, she told an event in Paris, leaving it reliant on oil and gas imports whose prices have surged in recent days.

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