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Nuclear power for a mere 7 euros per watt (with unlimited publicly funded insurance) this time in a short short 17 years with only some unpaid immigrant labour.
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
Nuclear power for a mere 7 euros per watt (with unlimited publicly funded insurance) this time in a short short 17 years with only some unpaid immigrant labour.
Areva footed the bill for the overruns this time rather than foisting them on the taxpayer, so that's something at least.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoAreva paying for the overruns just means it's French taxpayers footing the bill.
- gojomo 4y ago"unpaid immigrant labor"? Are you alleging slavery in European power-plant construction?
- scrlk 4y agoI assume it might be a reference to this: > In 2012 it was reported that one Bulgarian contracting firm is owned by the mafia, and that Bulgarian workers have been required to pay weekly protection fees to the mafia, wages have been unpaid, employees have been told not to join a union and that employers also reneged on social security payments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#...
- gojomo 4y agoThanks for the context! I hope a highly-developed EU nation like Finland can ensure all owed wages are paid.