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The Free Democrats (FDP) in Germany鈥檚 government coalition have criticised the decision by Green Party economy and climate minister Robert Habeck to transfer two of the country鈥檚 remaining nuclear plants into an emergency reserve only until April next year. The pro-business party called for a longer runtime extension of all three plants that are still in operation instead. The proposed nuclear emergency reserve would be 鈥渁 step in the right direction鈥� but 鈥渕ust not be the end of the line鈥� for using the full potential of nuclear to support the power system in the current energy crisis,聽聽the FDP鈥檚 secretary general, Bijan Djir-Sarai. 鈥淲e need a runtime extension of all three nuclear plants [鈥�] until 2024 to safeguard our energy supply and to cushion high energy prices,鈥� Djir-Sarai said. In a special announcement following Habeck鈥檚 agreement with nuclear plant operators to keep the two plants in southern Germany, Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim 2, in operation for several months longer than the scheduled nuclear phase-out date in December, the FDP鈥檚 secretary general said the Europe-wide energy crisis showed the entire continent needs to ramp up its energy infrastructure and install more capacity. 鈥淭he dimension of this crisis makes it clear that we need to do all we can to keep generation capacity on the grid and provide additional electricity鈥� he said. This would make a debate about Germany鈥檚 coal and nuclear phase-out schedules unavoidable, he argued.聽

Economy minister Habeck made the decision for an emergency reserve based on a grid stress test conducted together with grid operators, which found that the reactors can help avoid bottlenecks in electricity supply during the winter, particularly in southern Germany. The third plant, Emsland in the north, would not bring the same kind of benefits, which is why it should go offline as planned, the minister has argued. Industry representatives and opposition parties have criticised the reserve for falling short of providing the needed backup, while environmental groups said altering the nuclear exit schedule is a risk-laden decision that undermines an existing consensus to end nuclear power generation quickly. The Green Party group in parliament vehemently rejects a general runtime extension beyond spring next year and the SPD has also opposed this.