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Jul 16, 2022 • 21 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
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It is now becoming increasingly clear how the German government has lied to the public for months about nuclear power.

In this thread I will document articles and evidence of these lies.
.@welt describes top level meetings where the government was presented solutions to keep the nuclear plants running - e.g. getting new fuel delivered in time.

But the government did not take any action.
Instead, the German government made up a number of reasons why the plants couldn't continue runnings - DESPITE knowing that these reasons were false!

@_freidel describes both some of the arguments and why they are wrong in FAS:
faz.net/aktuell/politi…

The government even released a report (8 March) in which they said to have examined the conditions for continued operation of the plants. According to the report it would not be possible.
bmwk.de/Redaktion/DE/P…
However at the same time the Government held meetings with power plant operators and energy companies where solutions were provided.

@Wachter__M and @jungpionier_ showed interviews with a spokesperson of Preussen Elektra describing this.
The German testing, inspection and certification organisation TÜV says it's both possible to continue operating the last 3 plants AND to restart the 3 plants that closed only 6 months ago.
As also stated by TÜVs managing director in an interview with Reuters.
reuters.com/business/energ… Image
There is now a clear majority in favour of using nuclear energy and for keeping the plants running, which the German government is ignoring. Image
Story about fuel rods now also in @BILD
Several points made here were also covered in an earlier story from @BILD in June.
Closure of firm capacity in 🇩🇪 could be a violation against the solidarity articles (1 & 15) of the Emergency Preparedness Regulation.

Germany must act in a spirit of solidarity with its neghbours to prevent an energy crisis.
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/… ImageImage
.@tech_for_future has made an amazing summary and refustion of the most common arguments against extending the operation, as well a compilation of all German media coverage of the extensions.

I highly recommend reading it!
tech-for-future.de/gas-kernkraft/…
Several people have asked me why I care, why they should care or said that closing the plants isn't a big deal.

So...
Here comes TWO MIND-BLOWING REASONS to help me fight to keep the German reactors operating!

Are you ready? 🤯
Reason 1⃣

If you help a nuclear plant run just one hour extra it equals offsetting all the emissions in your entire life.

(replacing 1 GWh coal = ~800 tons CO2 and 10 tons CO2 per year for average life of ~80 years means 800 tons CO2. The 🇩🇪 reactors are bigger, around 1.4 GW)
Reason 2⃣

There are ~440 reactors in the world, producing ~2700 TWh.

Germany has 3 reactors producing 35 TWh.

Saving the 3 German reactors would save ~𝟭% 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿⚡!
0.1% of total electricity globally.

35 TWh/year.
35 million tonne CO2/year
If we save the remaining 3 and restart the 3 reactors which closed only 6 months ago it would equal around 2.5% of all nuclear electricity globally.

EU's total electricity production is about the same as global nuclear production, so it would save 2.5% of EUs total electricity.
A draft EU plan to reduce gas consumption calls on countries to postpone their nuclear phase-out plans and to take into account the impact on security of supply in other member states.

euractiv.com/section/energy… Image
The CEO of Orano Group says it is possible for Germany to get fuel, just need to say the word and they will "work day and night".

I visited Westinghouse's nuclear fuel factory in Västerås, Sweden, and spoke to their CEO, Aziz Dag.

He told me they have delivered fuel to Germany before and could do so again if they want fuel.
The average lead time for new fuel from order to delivery from Westinghouse is 114 days (not including acquiring and transporting uranium to the fuel factory, but that shouldn't take too long).

Until 2025 they aim to cut this to 57 days.

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Oct 9, 2025
Spaniens kraftsystem var nära en blackout igen.

Under slutet av september hade de återigen kraftiga pendlingar i spänning (25, 26, 27 och 28 september).

Deras TSO har nu skickat en "nödbegäran" till CNMC (deras motsvarighet till Ei) där de vill få OK på att införa vissa akuta åtgärder.

Kort tråd, källor på slutet 👇
Enligt TSOn kan de kraftiga spänningsvariationerna, även om de ligger inom toleransintervall, leda till att produktion eller konsumtion kan kopplas bort vilket kan leda till en ny blackout.

Detta efter att under flera månader ha prokrastinerat om systemets problem. Nu måste åtgärderna implementeras på 5 dagar.
I en rapport beskriver TSOn orsakerna och vilka åtgärder som behöver vidtas. Där kan man läsa att:

"Systemets utveckling de senaste åren har lett till en ny dynamik, till följd av flera faktorer:

👉Avsevärd tillväxt i anläggningar som är ansluta via kraftelektronik (aka sol- och vindkraft) med hög koncentration av dessa anläggningar i vissa områden. Dessa anläggningar kan justera deras effekt på ett par sekunder, i praktiken i "steg".

👉Genom att dessa anläggningar deltar allt mer aktivt i olika balansmarknader ökar sannolikheten för stora variationer i produktion.

👉Dessa anläggningar justerar inte spänning kontinuerligt. Det har observerats att en stor andel av dessa anslutna producenter med kontinuerlig spänningskontroll inte har tillräckligt snabb responstid givet de stora dynamiska variationer som man har uppmätt under de senaste dagarna.
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Oct 4, 2025
I TV4 Nyhetsmorgon försöker @amandalind_ med lite historierevisionism genom att påstå att MP inte drev fram stängningar av kärnkraft.

Det är en helt bisarr lögn som är mycket enkel att motbevisa.

Här kommer en liten redogörelse
👇
1️⃣ MP gick till val 2014 med lfötet att flera reaktorer skulle stängas.

2️⃣ Det var då, sedan åtminstone 2002, en uttalad strategi från MP att detta skulle åstadkommas genom att höja kostnaderna för kärnkraft och subventionera alternativen. Det framgår tydligt av en rad källor. Image
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3️⃣ Efter valet nådde MP och S en överenskommelse med det tydligt uttalade målet att flera reaktorer skulle stängas.

4️⃣ Effektskatten och avfallsavgiften höjdes samtidigt som stora stöd betalades ut till förnybart. Skatten utgjorde efter höjningen 20-30% av produktionskostnaden. Image
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Aug 28, 2025
Ovanligt höga elpriser idag - men vad beror det på?

Bra inslag hos @sverigesradio, men missar flera viktiga aspekter.

En kort tråd som botemedel för eventuella miljöpartister och centerpartister ni råkar stöta på.

Eller för all del en nyansering av att "kraftsystemet är stabilt" som det talats mycket om på senare tid.

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Först en överblick:

💸Över 2 kr i SE3 och SE4 mellan kl 19 och 20 är verkligen högt för slutet av augusti. Liknande situation igår och i förrgår mellan 19 och 21.

⚛️3 reaktorer (hälften av samtliga) ur drift
🌬️vindkraften levererar i princip noll i hela landet
🔥Öresundsverket tillfälligt ur drift pga oplanerat underhåll.

⚡️Under flera timmar i morse importerade vi motsvarande en halv reaktor.Image
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Men bakom den här överblicken gömmer sig betydligt mer.

Att kärnkraft har underhållsperioder, både planerade och oplanerade, är inget nytt.

Det som däremot är lite nytt (nåja, sedan ~5 år tillbaka) är den dramatiska påverkan på kraftsystemet och följdverkningar på kostnader.
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Jul 5, 2025
MUST READ 🧐
German heavy industry emphasises the need for more competitive energy prices in strongly worded letter to Chancellor Merz:

"If the energy transition is an open-heart operation on our economy, as is sometimes said, then this operation has so far been a complete failure. We must admit: The patient is in danger of dying on the operating table.

PV and wind have been legally privileged and subsidized for 35 years. However, their contribution to security of supply is no greater today, than three decades ago.

In return, they generate grid costs in the hundreds of billions.

The dual phase-out of nuclear power and coal has made Germany dependent on unreliable PV and wind power and expensive gas imports. We are paying the price with the highest electricity prices in Europe. Our electricity supply has never been so expensive and insecure."Image
My own translation of the last three paragraphs.

"Wenn die Energiewende eine Operation am offenen Herzen unserer Volkswirtschaft ist,
wie manchmal gesagt wird, dann ist diese Operation bislang gründlich misslungen. Wir
müssen feststellen: Der Patient droht, auf dem OP-Tisch zu sterben.

Seit 35 Jahren werden PV und Wind gesetzlich privilegiert und gefördert. Sie leisten jedoch
bis heute keinen größeren Beitrag zur Versorgungssicherheit als vor drei Jahrzehnten.

Dafür verursachen sie Netzkosten im dreistelligen Milliardenbereich.
Der Doppelausstieg aus Kernenergie und Kohle hat Deutschland abhängig gemacht von unzuverlässigem PV- und Windstrom und teuren Gasimporten. Die Zeche zahlen wir mit den europaweit höchsten Strompreisen. Noch nie war unsere Stromversorgung so teuer
und unsicher."

Thanks to @StaffanReveman for first linking it.
x.com/StaffanReveman…

The entire letter can be found here:
assets.ctfassets.net/mj324dykhxwi/3…
The entire text translated (and yes, the all caps words are from the letter) 👇

"It's 5 past 12 - so we need industrial jobs NOW!

Dear Chancellor,
we are in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Second World War. Last year alone, at least 100,000 industrial jobs were eliminated without replacement. The political promises of the last federal government for a "green economic miracle" are nothing but smoke and mirrors. The reality is that never before have so many good jobs been threatened as today.

In Germany alone, well over a million people work in energy-intensive industries. Most of them work in the IGBCE and IG Metall sectors. We therefore need an Industrial and Economic Agenda 2030 NOW!

We need innovations and investments for decent jobs and for livable regions. We don't want lordly subsidies, but reasonable framework conditions so that decent work and added value have a future in Germany again.

While the complaints about paralyzing bureaucracy and delayed digitalization are valid, it is also true that German energy policy, in particular, has developed into one of the most dangerous risks to our location and economy.

If the energy transition is an open-heart operation on our economy, as is sometimes said, then this operation has so far failed miserably. We must admit that the patient is in danger of dying on the operating table.

For 35 years, PV and wind have been legally privileged and subsidized. However, to this day, they have made no greater contribution to security of supply than they did three decades ago. In return, they incur grid costs in the hundreds of billions.

The dual phase-out of nuclear power and coal has made Germany dependent on unreliable PV and wind power and expensive gas imports. We are paying the price with the highest electricity prices in Europe. Our electricity supply has never been so expensive and insecure.

We demand:
➢ Electricity prices must become internationally competitive again for the economy and especially for industry. We need an industrial electricity price of 5 cents/kWh. And this industrial electricity price must not be further inflated by political CO2 costs or burdened with excessive requirements.

➢ Permanent, complete exemption from transmission charges for electricity-intensive production, continuation of the relief under Section 19.2 of the Electricity New Energy Ordinance (StromNEV), and free connection to the electricity infrastructure with the required capacity.

➢ No further burdens on industry's own electricity supply. Industrial electricity grids and CHP self-generated electricity are important economic assets and location factors that must be strengthened in international competition.

➢ Instead of further advance payments from Germany and Europe in climate protection, we expect a clear link to be established: all relevant countries worldwide must commit to the same efforts.

➢ Protection of industry from the special burdens of the EU ETS through an effective CBAM that includes exports, excludes circumvention, and expands the product range in line with the actual competitive situation.

➢ Upgrading and modernizing foreign trade protection through a fundamental revision of the EU's existing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy instruments, particularly with regard to China.

➢ Fundamental revision of the German hydrogen strategy with the aim of pragmatic and realistic requirements for technology and targets. In the realistic event that European and international "green lead markets" cannot be implemented in the near future, competitive alternatives to H2 must be made possible.

➢ Immediate adoption of an investment-friendly legislative package to enable CCU/S, including government risk protection and infrastructure investments without technical or industry-specific selection.
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May 19, 2025
Några kommentarer som SVTs dokumentär "Slaget om kärnkraften"

1️⃣ Jag minns när Kåberger hittade på om påtvingade aborter på missbildade foster efter Fukushima. Detta är totalt påhittat. Inga sådana hälsoeffekter från strålning har kunnat påvisas.

sverigesradio.se/artikel/5130705
Här finns artikeln med påståendet han senare fick pudla om.
svd.se/a/12863dc8-018…Image
Här en tråd om UNCEARs rapport om hälsoeffekterna efter Fukushima.

Det är ett oerhört gediget arbete under lång tid.

Fråmsta påverkan på hälsa kom från stress från evakueringen (och att bli av med sitt hem osv) samt från stigmatisering där man sågs som "orena".
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Apr 28, 2025
Massive blackout in Spain and Portgual, affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula and apparently also France to some extent.

From 25 GW to 14 GW in 5 minutes, and dropping further to 10.5 GW after that. Image
In Portugal the consumption dropped from 6100 MW to 600 MW in 15 minute, but seems to be recovering to around 3 300 MW after. Image
Sources:

El Mundo
elmundo.es/economia/2025/…

REE (Spain)
demanda.ree.es/visiona/penins…

REN (Portugal)
datahub.ren.pt/en/
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