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The National Council had to decide on a total of seven amendments to the Nuclear Energy Act on Wednesday. The requests from the SVP group were diverse: for example, a simplified approval of new nuclear power plants at existing locations was proposed. Then came the question of enabling the construction of third-generation nuclear power plants.
Christian Wasserfallen (FDP/BE) also submitted an individual application for the lifting of the current absolute ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants. In his written justification, he made it clear that scrapping the technology ban was not a free pass for future nuclear power plants. Ultimately, the people should decide on new nuclear power plants.
All applications clearly failed in the National Council. The SP, Greens and GLP each voted unanimously against the relaxation or lifting of the ban on nuclear power plants. The center and the FDP also voted against with a large majority. In the final vote the vote was 131 no to 59 yes with 2 abstentions
“NPP is neither sustainable nor environmentally friendly,” says Kurt Egger (Greens/TG). That’s why no one wants to invest. Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher (FDP/SG) thought it was “the wrong time” to discuss the moratorium on the nuclear power plant. The tendency of the centre-left was to achieve the energy transition through the expansion of renewable energy sources.
The SVP, on the other hand, described the CO energy gap as unrealistic2-neutral without stopping the construction of new nuclear power plants. “We have to say goodbye to fairytale politics,” said Mike Egger (SVP/SG). Michael Graber (SVP/USA) referred to a recently published representative survey showing that demand for the construction of new nuclear power plants can be supported by a majority.
However, with the resolutions of the National Council, the status quo remains. The requirement of the Board to decommission the nuclear power plants Beznau I and II in 2027, Gösgen in 2032 and Leibstadt in 2037 is not included in the Nuclear Energy Act. A corresponding application has clearly failed.
Finally, in the last discussion block on the Energy Mantle Decree, the National Council decided to regulate the requirements for the construction of solar installations on open spaces outside the construction area in the Spatial Planning Act. Outside the agricultural zone, such systems should be considered site specific in areas with pre-existing loads or less sensitive if they can be connected to the grid with reasonable effort.
In addition, they may not or only slightly harm agricultural interests within the agricultural area, or they may serve agricultural testing and research purposes. Wind turbines of national significance in the forest should be considered site specific if a rough road link already exists. In addition, it must be possible to cover larger parking spaces (more than 15 spaces) in construction zones with solar installations.
In the overall vote, the National Council passed the Federal Law on Safe Power Supply with Renewable Energy by 104 votes to 54 and 33 abstentions. The SVP was against, the Greens abstained. The proposal now goes back to the Council of States to settle the numerous disputes.
(SDA)
Source:Blick
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