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This is a little pedantic, but I don't think it's fair to say France has also had a terrible experience with nuclear energy. According to Wikipedia [1], they've
by txru 6y ago
This is a little pedantic, but I don't think it's fair to say France has also had a terrible experience with nuclear energy. According to Wikipedia [1], they've have about 15 major incidents totaling about 1 death and 300 million dollars in additional cost, while 70% of their electricity is nuclear.
Additionally, the TGV has been a rousing success (they closed down their domestic airline because it couldn't compete in price) in part because they had access to such cheap, consistent power.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France#Accidents_and_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France#Accide...
- epistasis 6y agoWhile France has had good experiences with operation of existing facilities, they have not had good experiences with building reactors that could replace their aging fleet. For example at Flamanville: > EDF estimated the cost at €3.3 billion[4] and stated it would start commercial operations in 2012, after construction lasting 54 months.[5] The latest cost estimate (July 2020) is at €19.1 billion, with commissioning planned tentatively at the end of 2022.[6][2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamanville_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Unit_3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamanville_Nuclear_Power_Plan...