Nuclear Politics

Germany Pushes Back On EU SMR Strategy Amid Domestic Debate

By Kamen Kraev
13 March 2026

Berlin signalled nuclear debate shift, but no reversal planned

Germany Pushes Back On EU SMR Strategy Amid Domestic Debate
Germany closed its last nuclear power plants in April 2023​ as part of the Energiewende (energy transition) policy, which aims to shift the country towards renewable energy sources. Berlin had the second largest nuclear fleet in Europe. Image courtesy i_aoquadrado / Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Germany’s government has reacted critically to the European Commission’s new strategy for small modular reactors, with environment minister Carsten Schneider rejecting plans for further support for nuclear power and describing the initiative as a “backward-looking strategy”.

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