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Citing 'strategic mistake' EU pivots back to nuclear energy
The EU will invest €200 million to support small modular reactors amid concerns over energy sovereignty and fossil fuel dependency, with nuclear power now providing about 15% of Europe's electricity.
- On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Europe's nuclear phaseout a "strategic mistake" and announced a €200 million EU programme for investment guarantees at the Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris.
- After the 2011 Fukushima disaster, nuclear energy fell into crisis with Chernobyl fears reinforcing the retreat, Germany retiring its last plants in 2023, and von der Leyen noting the Middle East crisis highlights fossil-fuel dependence.
- In 1990, one-third of Europe’s electricity came from nuclear, but today it is close to 15%, while globally nuclear supplies about 9% with roughly 440 reactors, per the World Nuclear Association.
- The European Commission will push small modular reactors, targeting SMRs operational by the early 2030s and using emissions trading system resources to de-risk investment and attract private capital.
- Political debates in Germany, including remarks by Friedrich Merz, call the German phaseout 'a huge mistake' as other nations extend reactor lifetimes, shaping Europe's nuclear future.
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently criticised the European departure from nuclear power. However, the risk of the discharge of radioactive materials and the question of final storage speaks of this. What is the "crone" community's position on this issue? Should the EU countries, and possibly also Austria, increasingly rely on nuclear energy in the future? Nuclear power offers the great advantage that it can generate large amou…
At a conference, the President of the European Commission described the nuclear phase-out as a mistake. However, her opinion on nuclear power fluctuated over the course of her career, and precisely this attitude makes it difficult for this energy to be reincarnated.
"This reduction in the share of nuclear power was a choice. I think it was a strategic mistake for Europe to turn its back on a reliable and affordable source of low-carbon electricity," granted Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on Tuesday 10 March at a nuclear energy summit. "Reducing the share of nuclear power [in Europe] was a choice. And with hindsight, it was a strategic mistake," said Ursula von der Leyen, Preside…
At the start of a nuclear energy summit near Paris, EU Commission President von der Leyen described the rejection of nuclear power as a "strategic error" of Europe. In 1990, about one third of European electricity had come from nuclear energy, today it would be only just under 15 percent. Nuclear power is a "reliable, affordable source of low-emission electricity," said von der Leyen.
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While in 1990 one-third of Europe’s energy came from nuclear, today it’s only close to 15%. This reduction in the share of nuclear was a choice. And in hindsight, it was as strategic mistake for Europe to turn its back on a reliable, affordable source of low-emission power. This should change. … Nuclear energy is reliable, providing electricity all year around the clock. … Europe has been a pioneer in nuclear technology and could once against le…
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