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NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION EXPANSION DELAY OVER
 
ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER
 
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, May 15, 5720: After numerous delays, the Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Werner Dietrich, announced today that construction has begun in Chontalen Bundeslander at Rabesburg on a nuclear power facility.
 
ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER asked Dietrich if that meant Nationales Konsortium fur Kernenergie (NKK) would now be privatized, and he responded:
 

That no doubt unspeakable tragedy is a possible outcome but hardly a foregone conclusion.  Now that we will have two nuclear facilities in each Bundeslander once the construction at Rabesburg is complete, the existing con census plan for nuclear development will have completed its first phase and the second phase will be entered.
 
Phase 2 has three aspects.  The first is the nature of ownership of NKK.  NKK was formed as a government owned corporation to purchase, own and operate the nuclear facilities developed with other interests with protection from broad sweeping generalized privatization or nationalization legislation rampant during that era. Once the Phase 1 target is reached, the possibility of some or all of the ownership of NKK or any of the twelve individual facilities being privatized will be open to consideration.
 
I can tell you where the current thinking seems to be headed. NKK’s Board of Directors believes either preferred stock or corporate bonds should be sold to give the public a chance to be part of the nuclear age.  It is also likely that one established facility will be designated to be open to offers including private companies.  Offers would be evaluated in terms of safety, financial benefit and risk and general benefit to the public .  If any.
 
The second aspect is a general evaluation of our power generation future.  Do we want more nuclear facilities or would we rather augment energy production with other renewable energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric as we are doing now.
 
Third, it will be time to look at beginning to get serious about charging stations for electric vehicles. And how much the State needs to be involved to develop an actual sustainable grid.  Quite frankly, I regard this aspect as the most important and most urgent.  I believe I speak for Dundorfische Rote Front (DRF) as well.  But that is just our opinion, and the Bundestag will decide ultimately.