It is here at Studstrupværket by Kalø Vig near Aarhus that Alex Vanopslagh, leader of the Liberal Alliance, proposes to place up to four nuclear reactors. The plant currently produces electricity and district heating from wood pellets. Foto: Liberal Alliance/pr

Liberal Alliance promises voters »cheap electricity« from nuclear power. But the calculations behind the plan show something entirely different.

There are several issues with Liberal Alliance's plan for cheap and stable electricity for the Danes

It is here at Studstrupværket by Kalø Vig near Aarhus that Alex Vanopslagh, leader of the Liberal Alliance, proposes to place up to four nuclear reactors. The plant currently produces electricity and district heating from wood pellets. Foto: Liberal Alliance/pr
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Luk øjnene og forestil dig at stå på Skæring strand en sommerdag i midten af 2040.

Med fødderne i vandkanten kan du se over på Studstrupværket, der i årtier har brændt kul og træ af for at varme århusianernes hjem og give strøm til lamperne i Egå. Det har altid været lidt af en øjebæ set her fra stranden. Men værket er væk, skorstenene er revet ned, og de store siloer med træflis er fjernet. I stedet står der fire nye funklende bygninger, der hver huser en massiv atomreaktor på 300 megawatt. Velkommen til Liberal Alliances nye plan for energisystemet, der skal levere »billig og stabil« strøm til danskerne.

Der er bare en udfordring: Alex Vanopslagh står med et stort forklaringsproblem.

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