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The nuclear wind-down happened in many Western countries and can't be explained solely by US-specific legislation. The Swedes decided after TMI to not pursue n
by formerly_proven 4y ago
The nuclear wind-down happened in many Western countries and can't be explained solely by US-specific legislation.
The Swedes decided after TMI to not pursue nuclear power. Austria built a reactor and a referendum prevented it from coming online in 1978, with Austria prohibiting nuclear power the same year outright. Spain stopped construction of new NPPs in the 80s because the Socialists were against it. German Konvoi (3rd gen series PWR) was killed for good after Chernobyl, though I grant you it also suffered higher-than-expected costs due to each state having different legal requirements. The only Konvoi plants that went online did so shortly after Chernobyl, because construction was essentially done at that point. Italy shut down their NPPs after Chernobyl and prohibited construction of new plants in '87. etc.
- natmaka 4y agoAFAIK the KONVOI became part of the EPR design, which at the time was the result of a France-Germany association.