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The amount of money spent on nuclear reactor research is insane. It's very expensive, it takes very long, it requires so much security. The whole private nuclea
by cuillevel3 7y ago
The amount of money spent on nuclear reactor research is insane. It's very expensive, it takes very long, it requires so much security.
The whole private nuclear sector was heavily subsidized.
And nobody wants a reactor or storage facility in their backyard. Keep in mind Germany has a higher population density than France. And even France has problems to find locations for their new plants.
In the end after Fukushima, there just wasn't enough support left in the population.
- docdeek 7y agoI was under the impression that nuclear plants needed to be close to population centers anyway, or at least that it was ideal. The plant closest to my city is about 40km away, easily sighted from one of the city hills here in town.
- cesarb 7y ago> I was under the impression that nuclear plants needed to be close to population centers anyway, or at least that it was ideal. It's the same as for every other power plant. They don't need to be close to their consumers, power can be transmitted for long distances. Of course, there's the cost of building the long transmission lines, and a small amount of power loss (using higher voltages reduces this loss, while increasing the cost of the transmission lines and equipment).