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The EU Attitude to Nuclear Energy in Context of Energy Security 2008-2010: Comparison on example of France, Germany and Sweden
Rubešová, Alžběta ; Pešek, Jiří (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
This paper addresses the problem of nuclear energy in the EU and its member states- France, Germany and Sweden. Nuclear power raises many questions and contradictions. States all approach it differently, which prevents the adoption of a binding and single European position. This work aims to clarify what the differences between the approaches of individual countries are and what they are caused by. This is a comparison set in the context of European energy security between 2008 and 2010- the period between the two European energy concepts. In the beginning, both energy concepts and the idea of what nuclear energy is are presented. Then the author focuses on a comparison of the three countries. The most space is devoted to France as the basic object to which the other two countries are compared. The comparison shows that although all three countries use nuclear power, their attitude to it is very different. This difference is due to several factors. The energy security of a country and its raw material base, the long-term energy strategy and environmental protection (the commitment to reduce emissions) or the economic advantage and potential profits- that nuclear energy can bring- are considered the most significant. We also cannot forget the importance of historical experience, political culture...

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