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5 or 10 years ago I watched a documentary about France's nuclear workers (I live in Belgium). One guy said they had lost a lot of their know how when building

5 or 10 years ago I watched a documentary about France's nuclear workers (I live in Belgium). One guy said they had lost a lot of their know how when building nuclear plants abroad and were spread too thin now to manage all the plants. He also said that privatization of small contractors to conduct routine maintenance had led to tighter schedules and an increase in small accidents. He wasn't confident the nuclear park was safe enough. Most signatures are from Eastern Europe. It'd be great for France's finances to build nuclear plants in western Europe, the west has a strong anti nuclear stance at the moment.

orwin 5y ago
> He also said that privatization of small contractors to conduct routine maintenance had led to tighter schedules and an increase in small accidents. He wasn't confident the nuclear park was safe enough. Yes, this is probably the biggest issue for nuclear, and the biggest safety risk. Some contractors are good. If you work in software, you know what percentage of them are good, and from those, what percentage actually get shit done.
johnchristopher 5y ago
*build nuclear plants in eastern Europe