Question 2478 — energy and fuels

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Mr. Raphaël Schellenberger questions the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, on the energy future of Alsace. The Minister recently reaffirmed his desire to close the Fessenheim nuclear power plant by the end of the five-year term, even though large-scale works, notably relating to the base of the plant, electrical safety and resistance to earthquakes, have greatly improved the security of the latter, which is one of the safest in France according to the Nuclear Safety Authority. The Fessenheim nuclear power plant is essential to maintaining the Alsatian network. The nearest power plant, after the planned closures of power plants in Germany and Switzerland, is located in Cattenom, in Moselle, more than 300 kilometers away. It seems inconceivable that an industrial region like Alsace could be deprived from a closer power station. The future of thousands of jobs and the quality of life of the region's residents depend on these strategic energy choices. While the construction of a 600 MW thermal power plant appears essential to deal with the high vulnerability of the electricity network that a possible closure of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant would create, he questions the measures envisaged to enable Alsace to remain a competitive and dynamic industrial location, to powerfully support the energy transition across this territory and to maintain a very good quality of available power.

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