‘The time has come to investigate whether nuclear energy can have a role in the Greek energy system,’ Mitsotakis said, describing nuclear power as a ‘huge innovation’ and arguing that ‘regardless of how much we expand renewable energy sources, we will need long-term predictable baseload energy. No technology can compete with what nuclear energy offers us.’
In a social media post, the prime minister announced that a high-level ministerial committee would be established to develop specific proposals for the government on the issue, with a particular focus on small modular reactors (SMRs), a newer and as yet largely unproven technology. ‘Greece is turning a page,’ he wrote.
Nuclear energy produces low direct carbon emissions but relies on uranium, a finite and non-renewable resource, a distinction that complicates its classification as a sustainable energy source despite its frequent description as ‘green’ energy.
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