Austria rejects European contribution to atomic research

Michael Moravec is outraged that the Austrian government has refused to endorse an EU plan that would support, among other things, research for a new generation of nuclear reactors. "It is no accident that Austria's previous partners in the fight against atomic energy have departed from this radical path by now, including Ireland, Denmark and Luxemburg. They all recognized that the growing need for energy and the climate crisis didn't jibe with some countries' rejection of atomic energy. Austria's attempt to hold off the development of atomic power is an extension of its policy toward the Czech Republic, in which they oppose something with great moral indignation, and then secretly profit from the same venture through the back door. ... Austria has the right to pursue its state doctrine of rejecting atomic energy. But it has a lot of nerve preaching to others."

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