Environment minister speaks out against further development of nuclear power in Czech Republic

Environment Minister Martin Bursík has said that he has no plans to increase the country’s reliance upon nuclear power. Mr Bursik’s remarks come just before the publication of a government-commissioned report, which advocates the development of more nuclear power stations in the Czech Republic. Mr Bursík said on Thursday that the country’s two existing nuclear power plants are ‘sufficient’, and that the government should instead focus on energy consumption, not production. The Environment Ministry wants households to cut down on the amount of energy they use, Mr Bursík said.