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How has France failed with their nuclear fleet, exactly? Considering they produce so much power they're selling it to their neighbours at a profit.
by sensanaty 2mo ago
How has France failed with their nuclear fleet, exactly? Considering they produce so much power they're selling it to their neighbours at a profit.
- ZeroGravitas 2mo agoAll the cost were hidden off the balance sheet 40 years ago. They can't build them cost effectively (or on schedule) now that there's more scrutiny on where the money comes from.
- sfn42 2mo agoAnd the cost of fossil fuels is future (not to mention current and recent past, I believe Germany has had over 15k heatwave related deaths this summer) human lives, you wanna calculate those into your little napkin math there?
- asmodeuslucifer 2mo agoThey use it for national security, not price. They did not want to be held hostage to oil.
- Timon3 2mo agoUnfortunately they have to shut down their nuclear reactors when it gets too warm in the summer, which is only going to get worse. Since nuclear isn't capable of generating baseload, we should instead invest into solar & batteries.