If the recent public debate about nuclear power had led anyone to believe that nuclear power was on its way to Denmark, Lars Aagaard (M), who is Denmark's Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, is now putting that to rest once and for all. In an interview with the newspaper Børsen, he calls traditional nuclear power in Denmark a "no go".
- Traditional nuclear power in Denmark, it's just a no go, says Aagaard.
- With the knowledge I have about costs and opportunities - that is, what it will require in terms of political discussions, authority capacity building, designation of areas and electricity infrastructure - I see it as a complete no-go for Denmark.
Cheaper solar and wind
The climate minister also emphasizes to the newspaper that there is no market need for nuclear power because "solar and wind are cheaper". Nuclear power plants take a long time to build with current technology.
At the end of last year, 16 researchers from Danish universities wrote a report that, according to the science media Videnskab.dk, concluded that nuclear power plants are "too slow and too expensive" when it comes to the green transition.
Henrik Lund, a researcher in energy planning at Aalborg University, told the media in this connection that nuclear power plants are not the fastest way to the green transition.
- When you look at the facts we present here, it is clear that if you want to do something fast in relation to the green transition, nuclear power is not the answer.
According to Videnskab.dk, the report shows that while the costs of solar and wind energy have fallen, the costs of nuclear power have increased.
- Today, electricity from new nuclear power built in Western Europe is about twice as expensive as electricity from Danish wind farms and solar cell plants, even when assumes a lifetime for the nuclear power plant of 60 years, says the report, which was published in October 2022.
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