CDU politician Kiesewetter backs federal role in Urenco nuclear consortium
Foreign and defense politician Roderich Kiesewetter (CDU) welcomes the Federal Government's planned entry into the multinational nuclear corporation Urenco. The fuel element manufacturer, in which RWE and Eon are participating through a holding company, is increasingly active in the military nuclear sector. Kiesewetter told the TV channel "Welt" on Friday that the entry is politically sound from a security perspective-especially because one cannot rely on the US nuclear umbrella indefinitely.
"This is an absolutely wise decision. Urenco belongs to three parts of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and a German corporate consortium," he explained. "With the nuclear phase-out, RWE and another German energy company are exiting, and the Federal Government is taking over the shares for around 4 billion euros. Urenco is very important in enrichment, but it is also very helpful in non-military nuclear energy use or nuclear utilization."
Looking at the USA, Kiesewetter said that it is unknown what the US nuclear shield will look like in the future. The Federal Government is making the absolute right decision with its planned involvement in Urenco because the country must position itself well from a security standpoint. The Urenco deal would be important not only for Germany but also for a future European security structure, the CDU politician said. This is simply welcome, a strategically very wise decision.
Kiesewetter expects that Urenco could additionally contribute in the civil sector to making it easier to sanction the Russian fuel element manufacturer Rosatom by creating alternatives to its products.
