In September, Japan decided to become independent from nuclear energy, by 2030, joining countries such as Germany and Switzerland, which made the same decision after last year's Fukushima disaster.
In parallel, two nuclear reactors were halted in Belgium, after it was found that the reactor containers are cracked, according to Greenpeace.
Spain has decided to shut down the nuclear central of Garona, in July 2013, and the new government in Quebec confirmed that it would shut down reactor 2 of the nuclear plant of Gentilly.
Lithuania has rejected the construction of a new nuclear plant through a referendum.
This month, the European Commission has announced that all of the nuclear plants in the Union have major safety problems, with the worst of them being found in France, Great Britain and Spain. Not one of France's 58 nuclear plants in France meets the safety standards set by the International Agency for Atomic Energy (AIEA), as they have shortcomings when it comes to the safety equipment for protection against earthquakes or floods. The British and Spanish plants do not have hydrogen equipment for avoiding explosions. The nuclear plants of Oliluoto and Oskarsham, of Finland, and Sweden, respectively, only have a one-hour autonomy in the event the electricity shuts down for more than an hour.
Despite all these warnings, Romania still wants to build a nuclear plant.
It very rarely wants to build anything.
And when it does it is worthy of praise.
And now it wants to build the units 3 and 4 of Cernavodă.
Congratulations!
Even though in 2010 it was announced that it would cost about 4 billion Euros, there is a new amount being mentioned now, which is more than 50% higher - 6.5 billion Euros.
Congratulations, again!
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