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Well, this 'dead industry' still supplies 20% of the United States' electricity and 75% of France's electricity. Hell, France is even a net exporter of electri

• onli 9y ago
  Not a good example. France has an elite system making all political decisions, and that elite is formed partly by the nuclear industry. Also, its energy industry is on the brinks of collapse - turns out nuclear energy is expensive and the subventions already too high, at least for a country that sees itself as being in crisis. And there are a constant stream of accidents and safety issues in those nuclear plants. Might be not dead over here, but it certainly isn't healthy.