Reaction of political parties, trade unions, and NGOs to Prime Minister Luc Frieden’s statement on nuclear power: Too dangerous, too expensive and too slowly available – nuclear power is not a solution!

Statement by the National Action Committee against Nuclear Power following statements by Minister of State Luc Frieden :

Too dangerous, too expensive and too slowly available – nuclear power is not a solution!

The Luxembourg government must continue to campaign vehemently against nuclear energy at national and European level!

In Europe and beyond, the nuclear lobby is currently stepping up its efforts to promote nuclear power as an important part of a sustainable energy mix due to the climate crisis. Some pro-nuclear states in the EU, above all France, also want nuclear energy to be subsidised by EU funds.

The arguments put forward for this on the political stage, in the press and on social media are as follows: Nuclear power is safe, cheap, climate-friendly and indispensable for a rapid decarbonisation of the energy supply. Nuclear power would also make Europe less dependent on gas imports.

In contrast, the actual practice of using nuclear power for civilian purposes over the last few decades proves that such a path would be associated with considerable problems and risks and cannot fulfil the intended goal either today or in the future. As with the climate crisis, the risks and costs associated with both the production of nuclear power and the processing and final disposal of nuclear waste are being passed on to future generations.

Read the entire statement as a PDF in the downloads.

Luxembourg, 26 March 2024