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> Lithuania had to shut down Ignalina nuclear power plant, this was a required condition from the EU or Lithuania wouldn't be able to join the Union > which is
by alephnil 6y ago
> Lithuania had to shut down Ignalina nuclear power plant, this was a required condition from the EU or Lithuania wouldn't be able to join the Union
> which is funny, 40% of Sweden's power comes from nuclear
I think the issue there was that this was RBMK-type reactors, which is the same type as in Chernobyl, and it is generally considered unsafe, even with the safety upgrades that was done to it.
- arethuza 6y agoI believe HBO Chernobyl used Ignalina as a filming location.
- anilakar 6y agoOperating a reactor designed for weapon grade fissile material production (which RBMK is) does not look too good, either.
- thoughtstheseus 6y ago“Megatons to megawatts“ was a good slogan though. Agreed it’s not the best approach.
- JackPoach 6y agoYou are correct. And there we talks to build a new nuclear plan for all three Baltic states but they don't seem to have any progress. Moreover, Belarus has built a new nuclear plant 30 miles away from the Lithuanian border (the first reactor is being loaded as we speak) and Lithuania has actually banned any purchases from that plant, while Latvia and Estonia have not. So, there's a lot of politics around nuclear power there as well.
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