[Machine Translation] “The two flagship arguments in favor of nuclear are falling” The announcement of the shutdown of six nuclear reactors in November in Belgium puts the Federal Minister of Energy, Marie-Christine Marghem in a bad position. Marie-Christine Marghem rejects the fault on Engie Electrabel . A person on condition of anonymity confirms that Engie Electrabel has allowed its nuclear power plants to deteriorate . It is probably in the interest of Engie Electrabel to get out of nuclear power: ” We must realize that the dismantling of nuclear power plants is 20 years of work and therefore 20 years of guaranteed business without to have – if you give me the expression – the trouble related to nuclear power. ” For him, nuclear energy loses its two main qualities: the security of supply and the very low cost. He concludes: ” We are going to have electricity prices that are going to be almost three times higher than the European average, so the two key arguments in favor of nuclear power are falling one after the other. “
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