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France unforunatly stopped investing in nuclear in the 1990s, from 1970-2000 their total nuclear power production went up, but then if flatlined. That is why th
by panick21_ 4y ago
France unforunatly stopped investing in nuclear in the 1990s, from 1970-2000 their total nuclear power production went up, but then if flatlined. That is why they have problmes now.
They had next generation plants ready to be rolled out, but because of the politics at the time never produced them in large numbers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superph%C3%A9nix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superph%C3%A9nix
- cycomanic 4y agoBlaming it on politics is quite inventive. The EPR at Falammanville is 4 times over budget and 9 years overdue and still not online. The EPRs were Frances next generation reactors. The cost of electricity with that reactor is projected to be twice higher than older reactors. Let's not even talk about the fact that at the moment >50% of French reactors are down, because they encountered issues in maintance (interestingly it's sold to the French public as we are preparing them for the winter when gas will be tight).
- panick21_ 4y agoThat France is still building PWRs is one of the main problems. If you fail in one project or product, the answer is not 'therefore lets not build more nuclear and instead build gas or import coal power'.