Use supports maintaining the activity of the Almaraz nuclear power plant and asks to stop the closure of closures

Workers Union Union (Use) has attended the Almaraz nuclear power plant on Monday to show its support for the extension of the activity of the central, that if the calendar is maintained, it would close between 2027 and 2028, a Closure agenda which aspires to end the nuclear in Spain by 2025 and what use asks the government to leave without effect.

In this way, I use bet on a energy model that combines the different sources of energy and that does not seek to end nuclear energy in Spain.

“It is not a receipt that, while countries such as France, Finland or Belgium bet on this source of energy; or Sweden, Czech, Poland and Italy think of resuming the activity of their plants closed in the 90s, Spain has a closing calendar for its own. Go against the countercurrent And it makes no sense, “said the Secretary of Organization and Trade Union Action for Use-Industria, Raúl Montoya.

The closure of all nuclear plants would mean the loss of 15,000 jobs and a negative economic impact that would exceed 800 million euros, according to a report by the consultant Metyis, which also ensures that the price of the MW would increase by 37 euros.

Almaraz’s closure “would seriously affect the stability of the labor market and Extremaduran business fabric. More than 400 companies depend directly or indirectly on the activity of the central. Some of them could even close. Direct jobs would be lost, about 400, with a large majority of qualified personnel, in addition to the indirect. Extremadura would lose 3,000 jobs and cannot be allowed, “said Secretary of Trade Union Action for Use-Extermura, Antonio Esteban.

Almaraz brings the 7% of all the electricity demand of Spain And its closure can cause its increase and instability in electrical companies, the union warns.

Use concludes that Nuclear energy should not be demonized And remember that Almaraz dismantling would cause the issuance of three million tons of CO2 per year to cover the amount of energy that generates and ask for “a state policy where common sense impersonates.”