Media: Energy plan now envisages additional Dukovany reactor

The Czech government’s national energy and climate plan, which must be submitted to the European Commission, has been amended at the last minute to include an additional reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power plant in Moravia, Deník N reported.

The news outlet said that the reason for the change was a planned hot water pipeline to Czechia’s second city, Brno. The pipeline is intended to help reduce dependency on Russia for heat production.

However, a Ministry of Industry and Trade spokesperson told Deník N that further debate on an additional nuclear reactor was expected.