The need for a nuclear debate

The gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine prompts the Spanish daily ABC to call for a new debate on the production and use of nuclear power: "The European Union cannot lead a debate that is such a sensitive issue for many governments. But nor can we afford to ignore that the decision to pull out of nuclear power must now be reconsidered with realism and without demagogy. It is incomprehensible that Spain has given up this source of energy only to buy electricity from French power stations. The second half of the strategy must without doubt consist in increasing energy exchange among the member states. ... This is not the first time that such a situation has arisen owing to the gas that flows through Ukraine, and it probably won't be the last. But we must ensure that there is no repeat of the way it has affected the citizens of Europe."

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