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Nuclear energy in an violent political climate or war is indeed something to consider. Centralized doesn't mean monolithic. Centralized under one entity, but d
by steeve 7y ago
Nuclear energy in an violent political climate or war is indeed something to consider.
Centralized doesn't mean monolithic. Centralized under one entity, but distributed in nature.
France has 58 nuclear reactors (one of the greatest and fastest decarbonisation in history [1]). They are "centralized" in the sense that they are operated by a single entity, but effectively distributed. And indeed they are not all running at the same time (reloading fuel, maintenance) etc...
1. https://twitter.com/laydgeur/status/1232667445246222338 https://twitter.com/laydgeur/status/1232667445246222338