Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000320/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Dolors Montserrat (PPE), Antonio López-Istúriz White (PPE), Raúl de la Hoz Quintano (PPE), Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (PPE), Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (PPE), Carmen Crespo Díaz (PPE), Maravillas Abadía Jover (PPE), Borja Giménez Larraz (PPE), Adrián Vázquez Lázara (PPE), Susana Solís Pérez (PPE), Pilar del Castillo Vera (PPE), Nicolás Pascual de la Parte (PPE), Esteban González Pons (PPE), Gabriel Mato (PPE), Francisco José Millán Mon (PPE), Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (PPE), Elena Nevado del Campo (PPE), Pablo Arias Echeverría (PPE), Alma Ezcurra Almansa (PPE), Fernando Navarrete Rojas (PPE), Esther Herranz García (PPE), Javier Zarzalejos (PPE)
There are currently five nuclear power plants in Spain that generate around 20 % of the country’s electricity. Despite the significant contribution of these power plants to the national energy mix, the Spanish Government has adopted measures to gradually decommission all nuclear power plants by 2035. This goal was established in Spain’s national and energy climate plan (NECP) with the aim of halving nuclear generation capacity by 2030.
In contrast, the European Union has made significant steps in supporting nuclear energy. In February 2022, the Commission included nuclear energy in the green taxonomy and, in February 2024, it described nuclear energy as ‘strategic’. In addition, a recent assessment of the NECPs showed that nine countries will extend the operating life of power plants, eleven will develop new nuclear projects and ten are opting for small modular reactors.
In light of the above:
- 1.Does the Commission view nuclear energy as contributing positively to the objectives of decarbonisation and ensuring energy security?
- 2.Has the Commission recommended that any specific Member State decommission its nuclear power plants?
- 3.How many Member States have notified the Commission of their intention to decommission their nuclear power plants from 2025?
Submitted: 24.1.2025