Europa gira hacia la energía nuclear, para combatir el cambio climático y la dependencia energética, intentar asegurar su libertad e hipotecada prosperidad. España toma el rumbo contrario.

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Se trata de un proceso histórico con antecedentes bien conocidos:

• Europa gira hacia la energía nuclear.
• España, Europa, energía nuclear y ecología.
• ZP, economía y energía nuclear en Europa.
• Expansión mundial de la energía nuclear.

En ese marco continental, España destaca por su fragilidad estructural: un modelo energético amenazado por su gravísima dependencia, hipotecando la libertad y la prosperidad nacionales. Ante tales amenazas, Zapatero toma la decisión más irresponsable… seguir aplazando decisiones capitales.

Financial Times insiste hoy en el revival de la industria nuclear europea…

Less than 25 years after the Chernobyl disaster, the European nuclear industry is witnessing a remarkable revival. The energy policies of several governments have shifted substantially over the past few years, driven by concerns over energy security and climate change, and many European Union members are looking to the construction of new nuclear reactors as a way to solve these problems. [ .. ] The accession of countries in central and eastern Europe to the EU has led to a more pro-nuclear stance in Brussels. Many of these countries, such as Lithuania, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, have well-established nuclear power programmes and there is less public opposition to nuclear energy than in some western member states. The most telling sign of Europe’s nuclear revival is the evolution of energy policy in Spain and Germany, which have been committed to phasing out nuclear power. As Spain shifts its stance, Germany is looking increasingly isolated and its policy may change after the September election. [ .. ] [Financial Times, 3 julio 2009, Rebecca Bream in London and Joshua Chaffin in Brussels. European nuclear industry in grip of revival].

Quizá tan grave como la irresponsabilidad histórica del presidente Zapatero, sea la ausencia de gran debate nacional de fondo. Debate que prolifera, desde hace años, a ambas orillas trasatlánticas de nuestra misma civilización. Algunos elementos de juicio:

• Countries/areas having Nuclear Power Plants in Operation & Under Construction.
• G8 Institute of Science in Society, Nuclear Renaissance Runs Aground.
• The US Nuclear Renaissance and the Challenges it Presents, según el California Institute of Technology.
• Britain braced for ‘nuclear renaissance’ after EDF deal.
• EU on quest to end nuclear ‘taboo’.
• Nuclear energy. What do we want to achieve?
• Nuclear power in the European Union.
• Nuclear Europe: Country guide.
• Der Spiegel, The Atomic Age Enters a New Dawn.
• España y Economía en este Infierno.