Koch advocates for a longer operating period for the "most unsafe" nuclear power plant:
The Hessian Prime Minister Roland Koch, on the other hand, spoke out in favor of an extension of the operating period. It is in the interest of the state to keep the power plant in operation for as long as possible, especially if the operator RWE is willing to upgrade the reactor, said the CDU politician in the state parliament.
What, this thing is one of the most failure-prone and unsafe power plants in Germany? What, the power plant has repeatedly been involved in incidents and the operator has repeatedly been involved in attempting to cover up these incidents? But of course, we simply believe the operator when he says he is upgrading and securing the power plant. Just as we believe him when he says that the whole increase in electricity prices is not simply intended to increase his profit at the expense of the citizens.