Predicts “perfect future”: IAEA boss Grossi confident in Swiss nuclear energy

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According to IAEA director Rafael Grossi, Switzerland will continue to use nuclear energy in the coming years. (archive image)

The Argentinian told the newspaper “Le Temps” on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos GR that the nuclear power plants in Switzerland are flawless and safety is at the highest level. “That’s why I think your country will continue to be one of the operating countries in the coming decades.”

Since the construction of new power plants is prohibited in Switzerland, the country will have to extend the life of existing reactors if it wants to continue using this energy. This is “one of the most effective ways to continue to benefit from nuclear energy,” Grossi said.

He took the Beznau nuclear power plant in the canton of Aargau as an example. As Grossi said, the business started in 1969. “We are approaching the one-century life cycle of the oldest nuclear power plants,” he said.

Return after indifference

After years of indifference (Germany abandoned nuclear power last year), nuclear power is now clearly seen as a solution for the future, according to Grossi. For example, France is considering building eight new power plants by 2050.

In the interview, Grossi reminded that the states participating in the COP28 climate conference accepted nuclear energy as part of the solution to the climate crisis. According to Grossi, the transition to energy without nuclear energy is “absolutely impossible.”

The Argentinian diplomat therefore called for a “return to realism”. He also countered criticism of nuclear energy, especially regarding nuclear waste. “We didn’t have the slightest problem with waste in the 1970s,” he said. “We just need long-term storage facilities. (SDA)

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