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Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by Ringz on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @03:49AM (#39286106)
Nuclear energy has only contributed to 10% of electricity generation in Germany - not to the total energy supply. Furthermore, nuclear energy is far from being self-sufficient. Germany and France import (or imported) uranium from Russia. In quantities that Russia could not provide if it did not itself source uranium from other countries (which Germany, at least, decided not to import uranium from due to a self-imposed commitment). This adds to the dependency on Russia and other countries regarding the remainder of the nuclear fuel cycle.

Then there's coal, oil, and gas. Reducing these is the mammoth task in terms of energy self-sufficiency and independency. Nuclear was marginal at best. France will be a different (very problematic) story…

Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by AnonymousPlanet on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @04:44AM (#39286488)
It was still over 12% in 2019 and over 14% in 2015 after shutting down plants since 2011.

https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Branchen-Unternehmen/Energ...

Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by Symbiote on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @05:49AM (#39286950)
That's electricity, not energy.

Most road transport, building heating and many industrial processes use energy that isn't electricity.

Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by AnonymousPlanet on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @06:56AM (#39287450)
The post I was replying to said

> Nuclear energy has only contributed to 10% of electricity generation in Germany - not to the total energy supply.

That number isn't correct, which I pointed out. In both cases we were talking about electricity. I don't see the added value of your comment.

Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by Ringz on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @06:26PM (#39295723)
That number is correct.
Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by Ringz on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @06:21PM (#39295666)
Unfortunately, only the gross electricity generation. You should look on the original numbers destatis is referencing https://ag-energiebilanzen.de/

2022: 9.9%

The primary energy consumption of electricity from nuclear power was even lower.