The opening of the European Pressurized Reactor in Flamanville comes 12 years late on the initial schedule.

Summary

France’s Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor, its most powerful at 1,600 MW, was connected to the grid on December 21 after 17 years of construction plagued by delays and budget overruns.

The European Pressurized Reactor (EPR), designed to boost nuclear energy post-Chernobyl, is 12 years behind schedule and cost €13.2 billion, quadruple initial estimates.

President Macron hailed the launch as a key step for low-carbon energy and energy security.

Nuclear power, which supplies 60% of France’s electricity, is central to Macron’s plan for a “nuclear renaissance.”

  • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    17 days ago

    At least 57 accidents and severe incidents have occurred since the Chernobyl disaster, and over 56 severe incidents have occurred in the USA. Relatively few accidents have involved fatalities, with roughly 74 casualties being attributed to accidents and half of these were those involved in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

    Yeah, this doesn’t say what you think it says. More people fall off of rooftops installing solar panels than casualties are caused by nuclear accidents.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        17 days ago

        If you’re anti-nuke, you’re probably already simpling for oil, gas, and coal.

          • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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            16 days ago

            Also, fuck solar and wind because the waste they require right? Fuck batteries because they cause a lot of pollution to create!

            I can say fuck all kinds of things. At least I pretend to have a reason. You can’t even be bothered to do that.

            • WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              16 days ago

              Solar and wind don’t produce anywhere as much waste. And the land involved can be easily repurposed, unlike ex-nuclear sites which cannot. Not without bilions being spent and years in clean up investment.

              Hey, here’s an opinion for you: fuck you. Was that pretend? I will never support nuclear.