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Shure, China is atm mostly using a more than 30 year old design bought from france and everyone knows safety is not their primary concern. https://en.wikipedia

Shure, China is atm mostly using a more than 30 year old design bought from france and everyone knows safety is not their primary concern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_China#Reactor_Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_China#Reactor...

merpnderp 11y ago
Yes, that French design that has such a horrible safety record in France. Oh wait, it has an excellent record and France is still exporting power from those designs. And I don't think everyone knows that safety is not their primary concern. What other country shoots CEO's in the head when they put citizens at risk with poisoned products or environmental disasters?
- chefkoch 11y ago
  Wie already know the flaws of this design, that's why there are newer safer designs like the epr are build or planned in the west. You can drive around in a 30 year old car without problem, but most people would prefer the safety standards oft today. And chinas track record in other parts of the energy business show that shooting that one CEO isn't that big of a help. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accidents_in_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accident...
  - merpnderp 11y ago
    The problem is probably the newer designs don't have as many successful rollouts. And when spending 10 years and billions, predictability is important. But after Googling around, I do see France has some non-trivial issues with Chinese safety issues.
- chefkoch 11y ago
  Wie already know the flaws of this design, that's why there are newer safer designs like the epr are build or planned in the west. You can drive around in a 30 year old car without problem, but most people would prefer the safety standards oft today. And chinas track record in other parts of the energy business show that shooting that one CEO isn't that big of a help. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accidents_in_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accident...

merpnderp 11y ago

Yes, that French design that has such a horrible safety record in France. Oh wait, it has an excellent record and France is still exporting power from those designs. And I don't think everyone knows that safety is not their primary concern. What other country shoots CEO's in the head when they put citizens at risk with poisoned products or environmental disasters?

chefkoch 11y ago
Wie already know the flaws of this design, that's why there are newer safer designs like the epr are build or planned in the west. You can drive around in a 30 year old car without problem, but most people would prefer the safety standards oft today. And chinas track record in other parts of the energy business show that shooting that one CEO isn't that big of a help. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accidents_in_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accident...
- merpnderp 11y ago
  The problem is probably the newer designs don't have as many successful rollouts. And when spending 10 years and billions, predictability is important. But after Googling around, I do see France has some non-trivial issues with Chinese safety issues.
chefkoch 11y ago
Wie already know the flaws of this design, that's why there are newer safer designs like the epr are build or planned in the west. You can drive around in a 30 year old car without problem, but most people would prefer the safety standards oft today. And chinas track record in other parts of the energy business show that shooting that one CEO isn't that big of a help. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accidents_in_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accident...