Summary

France’s Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor, its most powerful at 1,600 MW, was connected to the grid on December 21 after 17 years of construction plagued by delays and budget overruns.

The European Pressurized Reactor (EPR), designed to boost nuclear energy post-Chernobyl, is 12 years behind schedule and cost €13.2 billion, quadruple initial estimates.

President Macron hailed the launch as a key step for low-carbon energy and energy security.

Nuclear power, which supplies 60% of France’s electricity, is central to Macron’s plan for a “nuclear renaissance.”

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      3 days ago

      If you’re anti-nuke, you’re probably already simpling for oil, gas, and coal.

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        Fuck nuclear.

        Fuck oil.

        Fuck LPG.

        Fuck coal.

        Edit: wow, so many simping for the four above.

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          Also, fuck solar and wind because the waste they require right? Fuck batteries because they cause a lot of pollution to create!

          I can say fuck all kinds of things. At least I pretend to have a reason. You can’t even be bothered to do that.

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            Solar and wind don’t produce anywhere as much waste. And the land involved can be easily repurposed, unlike ex-nuclear sites which cannot. Not without bilions being spent and years in clean up investment.

            Hey, here’s an opinion for you: fuck you. Was that pretend? I will never support nuclear.