Legislative Bill · Saxenheim
Failed

Nuclear Energy Expansion Act of 2019

Proposed by Competence And Freedom · fronted by Werner Müller
Failing
passing in 0 of 2 chambers
Opened
4 Dec 2019
Voting closes
2 Feb 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

This bill seeks to ensure energy security and meet climate goals by switching to a nuclear-first energy policy, replacing fossil fuels and unreliable renewables with stable, zero-carbon power.

Proposed Changes

1

Nuclear Power
Previous law
Maintain existing nuclear only
Major nuclear build-out

2

Renewable Energy Mandates
Previous law
Renewables priority
Nuclear-only energy policy (all fossil and renewable phased out for nuclear)

Timeline

  • Draft
    4 December 2019


  • Vote Open
    4 December 2019


  • Vote Closed
    2 February 2020


  • Did Not Become Law
    2 February 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed
8Yes 22No 25Abstained 14Not voted 69 seats

For: 8 / 69 seats (11.6%)

Against: 22 · Abstained: 25 · Not voted: 14

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 26.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights 16 No
Competence And Freedom Proposer 8 Yes
Homeland Alliance 0 Yes
Left Forward 5 Abstain
Saxenheim Republic 6 No
Saxenheim Workers’ Union 20 Abstain
Empty seats 5 Not voted

Bundestag

Failed
77Yes 204No 237Abstained 132Not voted 650 seats

For: 77 / 650 seats (11.8%)

Against: 204 · Abstained: 237 · Not voted: 132

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 27.4%)
Party Seats Vote
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights 151 No
Competence And Freedom Proposer 77 Yes
Homeland Alliance 0 Yes
Left Forward 50 Abstain
Saxenheim Republic 53 No
Saxenheim Workers’ Union 187 Abstain
Empty seats 52 Not voted

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Saxenheim Republic
Voted Dec. 19, 2019
No

“We strongly oppose this proposal completely shifting to nuclear power is a big number and it needs lot of investment and decades of treasury. Shifting completely to nuclear energy instantly makes the government inefficient in radioactive waste management which are the wastes generated by using nuclear power. concentrating the nations energy on just one source threatens the energy security of the nation . by considering all these we oppose the proposal firmly.”

Left Forward
Voted Dec. 17, 2019
Abstain

“Building large numbers of new nuclear plants would come at an enormous cost. Around the world, these projects often rely on heavy public support, government guarantees or long-term subsidies because private investors are unwilling to carry the financial risk alone. Even then, the electricity they produce is often expensive for consumers. We should invest those resources in expanding renewables, modernising the grid and lowering energy bills instead of tying ourselves to one of the most costly forms of power generation.”

“ADFR's in favour of all clean and modern energy sources: we strongly support both renewables and nuclear (especially next-gen, smaller reactors). But phasing out renewables is both unrealistic and self-defeating: we need them, and a lot too, as nuclear cannot satisfy alone our country's energy needs (with plants taking about a decade to build). Renewables aren't "unreliable": they're just not efficient for nocturnal usage, although that too is only true to a certain extent (think of batteries for solar panels and plants), and we see no good reason to throw away all the work we and our entrepreneurs have been doing, as well as citizens buying more and more solar panels for self-consumption. For these reasons, ADFR cannot support this bill: we want a balanced energy mix, that is more renewables and more nuclear, as it is the only clean, sustainable option we have.”

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