BREAKING: Extraordinary, powerful new interview.
Joachim Bühler, CEO of safety inspection association TÜV, says Germany's working nuclear plants, plus 3 plants closed in December, can operate safely now and long term.
The German government does not want the public to know this.
Joachim Bühler, CEO of safety inspection association TÜV, says Germany's working nuclear plants, plus 3 plants closed in December, can operate safely now and long term.
The German government does not want the public to know this.
Key facts shared by TÜV's Bühler:
Minister Habeck said everything was on the table, so TÜV assessed closed reactors too.
TÜV's inspectors are in the plants every day.
The plants are in great shape.
Unlike in France, German safety inspections happen during reactor operation.
Minister Habeck said everything was on the table, so TÜV assessed closed reactors too.
TÜV's inspectors are in the plants every day.
The plants are in great shape.
Unlike in France, German safety inspections happen during reactor operation.
The interview was released July 28th by Welt news channel and is extraordinary for several reasons.
First: TÜV is one of the most trusted institutions in German life. Much more than government ministers.
It is tasked by the state to assure safety & quality of technical systems.
First: TÜV is one of the most trusted institutions in German life. Much more than government ministers.
It is tasked by the state to assure safety & quality of technical systems.
Second: it is significant that the CEO of highly trusted TÜV is risking his & his group's credibility to speak out in public in defiance of his government's claims.
It's not Economy Minister Robert Habeck's job or competency to confirm nuclear safety.
It's TÜV's responsibility.
It's not Economy Minister Robert Habeck's job or competency to confirm nuclear safety.
It's TÜV's responsibility.
Third: Germany's major newspapers and media channels obtaining and publishing these bombshell interviews affirming nuclear plants can safely operate proves that powerful forces are now fighting for a reversal of the nation's nuclear phaseout.
World-changing consequences if so.
World-changing consequences if so.
The full interview can be found here. We edited it for length and added translation from German to English.
Thanks again to @dddenergy and Matthias Berndt.
This issue is far from over.
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Thanks again to @dddenergy and Matthias Berndt.
This issue is far from over.
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Me: here's mainstream German TV giving airtime to experts to directly contradict specific false statements made by ministers who expect this and other falsehoods to be believed by Germans
Germans: no, it's not a secret, this was on TV, and besides, [repeat of other falsehoods]
Germans: no, it's not a secret, this was on TV, and besides, [repeat of other falsehoods]
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