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After the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 in Japan, which led to the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant, talks resumed in Germany about the complete rejection of the use of nuclear energy.

The German government announced a decision to stop the operation of all nuclear power plants in the country by 2022. By this time, it is planned to expand the use of alternative energy sources.

P.P. Bezrukikh, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Chairman of the Committee on the use of RES RosSNIO:

“First of all, it is necessary to answer the question, is it possible from a technical point of view? In my opinion, it is quite possible. Now the share of nuclear power plants in the production of electricity in Germany is about 22-23%, the share of renewable energy is 15-16%, the share of gas is 13-14% By the specified date, the share of RES may increase to 30% (plus 15%), and the share of gas up to 20% (plus 7%). Thus, the technical possibility exists and it will apparently be implemented, at least , within the framework of the policy of the now ruling party in Germany.

But this decision is important because it touches on one of the fundamental issues in the development of world energy - the prospects for nuclear energy in the world. Nuclear power in the world in the power balance is 13 -14%. Is it possible to gradually reduce the role of nuclear power plants? Yes, it's possible. There are examples in history. Thus, the production of electricity from oil and oil products in 1973 was 24,7%, and in 2008 it was 5,5%.

Should humanity strive for nuclear-free energy? In my opinion, it certainly should. Why? Because no other type of power plant, in principle, threatens with catastrophic consequences in case of an accident. And no matter how small the probability of an accident, it exists and tends to occur when it is not expected, and as a rule, during the lifetime of the authors who conjure us in the absolute safety of nuclear power plants. Is there an alternative? Yes, of course, and she has already proven her worth. These are power plants based on renewable energy sources: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, small hydropower plants. If at least a part (15-20%) of the huge financing of nuclear power plants was directed to RES, then already now one could talk about the possibility of achieving by 2030 a share of 40-50% of RES.

Now, while developing nuclear power within the framework of existing technologies, we are leaving to our descendants storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel, and in the near future, decommissioned power plants that will require the disposal of radioactive equipment, funds for their maintenance, security, etc., as well as electricity needs. Those. in the future, nuclear power plants will become consumers of electricity that do not allow interruption in power supply.

The future, not so far away, belongs to renewable energy, which is several orders of magnitude more environmentally friendly and does not even pose a potential danger to human life and health. Another thing is the pace of this transition. In states with high civil activity and responsibility to future generations, these rates will be quite high. Unfortunately, Russia is not one of them."

Publication: AEnergy.ru

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