White Paper

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White Paper

last modified by Ad Min

on 2021/04/24 22:49

Table of Contents

1.1 The role of the Dutch State in the business case for nuclear energy

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1.1 The role of the Dutch State in the business case for nuclear energy

Recommendations and background information

Authors: Mathijs Beckers (chairman of the e-Lise foundation) and Drs. Gijs Zwartsenberg (secretary of the e-Lise foundation)

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Summary

Substantiation Annex

Offer guarantees against political fluctuations.

Create new forms of government funding mechanisms to ensure low-interest loans for new nuclear builds.

Perform a macroeconomic cost-benefit analysis of nuclear energy.

Work together with energy companies and vendors to achieve a more balanced cost-structure.

Identify national and international opportunities for cooperation, leading to serial production in reactor technology.

Enable provinces and RES regions to jointly develop nuclear power plants to achieve their RES objectives.

Encourage energy companies to replace their fossil and/or biomass plants with nuclear power plants.

The government encourages research into the use of nuclear energy for non-electrical processes.

Leverage compatibility of the Dutch licensing framework with efficient commissioning of innovative reactor systems.

Raise the level about nuclear knowledge in the government.

Bring peace of mind to radiation-protection policy.

Bring peace of mind to society – proactively take up the discussion about waste storage.

Ensure that nuclear energy is considered sustainable in the EU Taxonomy.