Beyond the obvious: Rechnen statt verbieten
Kernkraft, Systemkosten und der Preis einer verlässlichen Energieversorgung – warum Sparen allein keine Strategie ist, mit der Deutschland seinen Wohlstand sichern kann.
The renowned German physicist and astrophysicist, Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch, recently made headlines with his controversial statement during an interview with the Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger on September 20, 2026. Lesch suggested that "no one with a sane mind builds nuclear power plants today, except states that need them for plutonium production for atomic bombs."
However, this assertion is incorrect, as many countries currently planning or constructing new nuclear power plants, including Turkey, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Finland, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, do not possess their own atomic weapons. Their primary motivation for investing in nuclear energy is to produce clean or sufficient electricity for a sustainable future.
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