City of Vienna: Europe's Nuclear Energy Sector is Heavily Dependent on Russia

PeopleOther ♦ Published: March 5, 2023; 22:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

The European Union's recently adopted tenth package of sanctions against Russia continues to leave one area completely untouched - nuclear energy. A new study by the Cities for Nuclear Free Europe network, where Vienna is also involved, aims to prove interconnections between the European and Russian nuclear sectors.

City Councilor Jürgen Czernohorszky in a discussion with journalists on "Cities for Nuclear Free Europe". / Picture: © PID / Votava

The study "Russian Grip on EU Nuclear Power" has just been completed on behalf of the Vienna Environmental Ombudsman's Office and the Cities for Nuclear Free Europe network chaired by Vienna.

It documents in detail the interconnections between the European and Russian nuclear sectors. Almost one-third of Europe's nuclear power plants are of Russian design. This is mainly the…