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France reprocesses spent fuel, already has the bomb, and has one of the best safety records of any operator, with no serious accidents. Nuclear is more expensi
by i_am_proteus 5y ago
France reprocesses spent fuel, already has the bomb, and has one of the best safety records of any operator, with no serious accidents.
Nuclear is more expensive comparing watts to watts, but Europe is learning the hard way that, without useful storage (the situation today), more than one watt nominal renewable generating capacity is necessary to reliably replace one watt from a thermal plant.
- toyg 5y ago> one of the best safety records of any operator, with no serious accidents. Yeah, they make sure to do the dirty stuff on Pacific atolls, far from prying eyes.
- i_am_proteus 5y agoWhich is the French nuclear power plant operated on a Pacific atoll?
- toyg 5y agohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56340159 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56340159 yes, yes, not an operator - the point is, whenever they have an inkling that something remotely dirty might happen, they run for the sea. Supposedly they don't do it anymore, but personally I wouldn't trust the French MoD to tell me the time of day - they have a massive history of lies, deceit, and coverups.
- i_am_proteus 5y agoYou appear to be conflating nuclear power with nuclear weapons. These are not the same technology, although both do involve the fission of the atomic nucleus.