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It's the result of cheap fossil fuels, provided by Russia. There is no shortage of electricity in Germany, so there was no economic interest to build more nucl

It's the result of cheap fossil fuels, provided by Russia. There is no shortage of electricity in Germany, so there was no economic interest to build more nuclear power plants? Germny even exports electricity to France, which has a lot of nuclear power plants (many of which currently don't work). We don't even know where to safely put the waste for the next million years. Germany doesn't have the huge inhabited areas like the US - and even they have not solve that problem yet.

Scea91 4y ago
Germany export to France is an uninteresting information without context. Due to the energy mix the energy is exported in production peaks when it is cheap (sometimes prices are negative) and imported back when there is shortage for higher prices. Also the whole flow network needs to be taken into account and germany imports also from other countries. You can’t currently build a reliable electric grid with wind and solar alone so you need either nuclear or fossil fuels.
midoridensha 4y ago
>It's the result of cheap fossil fuels, provided by Russia. So what did Germany do for heat before the wall fell and they got cheap fuels from Russia?
- brodock 4y ago
  Coal
- warpspin 4y ago
  > So what did Germany do for heat before the wall fell and they got cheap fuels from Russia? Germany used to be heated by gas created from coal and coal directly till about the 1960ies. Starting with the 1970ies already, the Soviet Union began delivery of natural gas.
lambdadmitry 4y ago
We do though. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repository https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_re... is going operational next year, and the amount of research that went into it guarantees that it's safe. This podcast has lots of details if you're interested. https://omegataupodcast.net/368-nuclear-waste-disposal-and-storage/ https://omegataupodcast.net/368-nuclear-waste-disposal-and-s...

Scea91 4y ago

Germany export to France is an uninteresting information without context. Due to the energy mix the energy is exported in production peaks when it is cheap (sometimes prices are negative) and imported back when there is shortage for higher prices. Also the whole flow network needs to be taken into account and germany imports also from other countries. You can’t currently build a reliable electric grid with wind and solar alone so you need either nuclear or fossil fuels.

midoridensha 4y ago

>It's the result of cheap fossil fuels, provided by Russia. So what did Germany do for heat before the wall fell and they got cheap fuels from Russia?

brodock 4y ago
Coal
warpspin 4y ago
> So what did Germany do for heat before the wall fell and they got cheap fuels from Russia? Germany used to be heated by gas created from coal and coal directly till about the 1960ies. Starting with the 1970ies already, the Soviet Union began delivery of natural gas.

lambdadmitry 4y ago

We do though. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repository https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_re... is going operational next year, and the amount of research that went into it guarantees that it's safe. This podcast has lots of details if you're interested. https://omegataupodcast.net/368-nuclear-waste-disposal-and-storage/ https://omegataupodcast.net/368-nuclear-waste-disposal-and-s...