Ten nations petition Brussels for nuclear power

The Czech government has expressed the common view of ten European countries (Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom) in favour of nuclear power in a letter to the European Commission.

Citing market failures that prevent new nuclear power plant build from supporting European mechanisms for energy security, sustainability and emissions reductions, the letter demands a level playing field for all low-emission sources in the EU.

The letter was sent on 25 June by Jan Mládek, the Czech Republic's minister of industry and trade, to energy commissioner Gunter Oettinger. 

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