Austrian foreign minister slams construction of further nuclear plants in the Czech Republic

Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger says that Austria will use any means available, be they legal or political, to prevent the Czech Republic from constructing new nuclear power plants. Mr. Spindelegger’s statement came on Friday; he added that energy policy needs to be understood in a European context. Austrian Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich slammed the Czech Republic, stating that the country has not “learned its lesson from the disaster in Fukushima.” The statements from cabinet officials back efforts of local politicians in the South of the country to fight the Czech Republic’s energy policy development plan, which includes the construction of further nuclear plants as well as the completion of the nuclear power plant at Temelín.