[en] Against the background of the latest events relating to the building of nuclear power stations the author argues against the exaggerated requirements of protectors of the environment. He emphasises that the same people who today hinder the erection of nuclear power stations will later, when the capacity of the electricity supply industry is inadequate, reproach the industry because it has not been able to extend its installations in good time. The author is of the opinion that within the forseeable future there is no comparable alternative to nuclear energy which would ensure electricity generation at a similar favourable cost, and with so little effect on the environment. There can be no conflict of interest between the application of nuclear energy by the electricity supply industry and the protection of the population, because the safety aspect is given absolute priority. For the solution of the problems arising from the financing of the construction of nuclear power stations the granting of special allowances for depreciation is proposed. (orig.)