Emmanuel Macron Quotes

While nothing is certain, I firmly believe our nation is on the verge of a nuclear energy renaissance.

If France can produce 80 percent of its electricity with nuclear power, why can't we?

Nuclear plants are part of the backbone of our electric grid. They are reliable, they are clean.

Nuclear power is an important part of our domestic fuel mix.

We need nuclear energy now, and we will need it in the future.

One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up.

In order to be vigorously continued, nuclear power must be profoundly modified.

Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.

The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power.

I want to work hard toward my goal that there will be zero nuclear power generation.

The nuclear approach I'm involved in is called a traveling-wave reactor, which uses waste uranium for fuel. There's a lot of things that have to go right for that dream to come true - many decades of building demo plants, proving the economics are right. But if it does, you could have cheaper energy with no CO2 emissions.

My wife is German, so I know something about German energy policy.

Nuclear represents a significant low-carbon opportunity. The electricity it produces is green and reliable.

Exceptional circumstances can accelerate the gradual process of energy transitions: France's decision to develop nuclear energy on a grand scale is perhaps the best example of how that can be done by government fiat. In contrast, America's accelerated shift from coal has been driven by an inevitable embrace of cheaper natural gas.

My job as energy and climate change secretary is to both power the country and protect the planet. Nuclear power delivers on both of these objectives.

We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous. It's just dangerous, much as coal mines, petrol repositories, fossil-fuel burning and wind turbines are dangerous.

We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.

We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power.

Nuclear is not only emissions-free, but renewing our commitment to nuclear power will create countless jobs at a time when our nation endures nearly double-digit unemployment.

Do your analysis of energy costs. Either it comes from windmills and solar or things like nuclear and shale gas. You have to think about how you provide competitive energy for U.K. Ltd.

Nuclear power will help provide the electricity that our growing economy needs without increasing emissions. This is truly an environmentally responsible source of energy.

All UK nuclear power stations should be shut down without delay.

Nuclear energy is a baseload - meaning it's power that you can run any time you want, day or night - and carbon-free.

I assume we will have figured out a way to efficiently utilize solar energy and tied that to an efficient way to use nuclear energy in such a way that it doesn't pose a serious environmental issue.

If a power station were to be built down the road, I'd prefer a nuclear plant over an oil burner, and definitely over a coal burner. We simply have to lessen our consumption of fossil fuels.