Denmark, Europe’s poster child for “renewable” energy, reverses 40-year-old ban on nuclear energy

Denmark, Europe’s poster child for “renewable” energy, reverses 40-year-old ban on nuclear energy

In 1985, Denmark, the poster child for the elimination of “fossil fuels” in favour of solar and wind energy, mandated the phase out of nuclear power, which took effect in 2003. Last week, the Danish Parliament overwhelmingly voted for a resolution to reverse the nuclear power ban. With this reversal comes the admission that wind

The nuclear fever continues to spread in Europe. A few days after Belgium, it is Denmark's turn to consider nuclear power as a potential energy source for the future. Denmark is known for its incalculable number of offshore bicycles, islands and wind turbines. It could soon be known for its RMS. The country, a precursor in the field of renewable energy, has always made a point of producing electricity without using nuclear power. Moreover, this …

Denmark officially rejected nuclear energy in 1985, a year before the Chernobyl accident. Since the 1990s, the country has also had an additional ban on the construction and commissioning of new reactors. However, the current lifting of the ban does not mean that the country will immediately start building nuclear power plants. According to the Danish government, it is primarily about opening the way for an expert analysis of whether nuclear pow…