Djedovic Handanovic: At least decade needs to pass before Serbia gets nuclear plant

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday the opening of a public debate on amendments to the Energy Law that propose lifting a ban on nuclear power plants could not be associated with a recent visit to Serbia by French President Emmanuel Macron.

In an interview with Blic, Djedovic Handanovic said experience showed that "at least ten years need to pass" between initial considerations and the launch of a country's first nuclear power plant.

Asked about Serbia's sudden U-turn on nuclear power plants, she said there was increasingly frequent talk in the international community about a "nuclear renaissance" and that countries like Italy, Belgium and Switzerland had recently made radical shifts in their energy policies in favour of nuclear power.

"That power has been in use worldwide for over 60 years, and over 440...