Czech Republic plans $19 billion nuclear expansion to double output and end fossil fuel reliance

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The European Union has accepted nuclear by including it in the classification system for environmentally sustainable economic activities, opening the door to financing.
53% : The nuclear expansion is needed to help the country wean itself off fossil fuels, secure steady and reliable supplies at a reasonable price, meet low emission requirements and enable robust demand for electricity expected in the coming years to power data centers and electric cars, Závodský said.
53% : Approval is expected to be granted by the EU, which aims to become "climate-neutral" by 2050.
52% : The EU generated 24% of nuclear electricity in 2024.
43% : Denmark and Italy are reconsidering its use, while Poland is set to join a club of 12 nuclear-friendly nations in the European Union after signing a deal with U.S.-based Westinghouse to build three nuclear units.
36% : Austria remains the most nuclear-skeptical EU country and its lower house of Parliament has already rejected the Czech small modular reactors plan.

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