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> It was killed by the massive costs Yet, somehow, power is cheaper in France than in Germany, and the energiewende investments cost about twice France's inves
by pyrale 5y ago
> It was killed by the massive costs
Yet, somehow, power is cheaper in France than in Germany, and the energiewende investments cost about twice France's investment for its whole nuclear fleet.
Sure, new designs are more expensive, but I can't help but think that the main issue with nuclear is the impossibility to have a discussion free from disinformation.
- masklinn 5y agoA big part of the cost increase is also linked to political and social fears: after Chernobyl contracts dropped through the floor so there’s been a huge loss of knowledge in both building and designing new plants. Plus designers tried to design even safer plants, meaning costs increase, meaning you want to increase power density, leading to further complexity and thus cost increases. The would would be in a much better position if we’d kept building (and improving) Gen IIs as we tried to resolve Gen III’s teething issues.
- cedilla 5y agoSomehow? France tries desperately to wind down its nuclear reactors because they are so heavily subsidised. What the end user pays for electricity is just one part of the total costs. That's true for all forms of generation of course.