Six nuclear power plants could be restarted in Germany by 2030 if there is apolitical decision to do so, Nukem chief executive officer Thomas Seipolt told Bild.
Seipolt said the dismantling and decommissioning of Germany’s nuclear fleet should be stopped.
He said the cost of getting the reactors back online would be between €1bn and €3bn ($1.08bn and $3.2bn) per unit, depending on the dismantling status.
The reactors could then produce electricity well beyond 2050. “We see a realistic possibility of a comeback for nuclear power,” Seipolt told Bild.
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