The opening of the European Pressurized Reactor in Flamanville comes 12 years late on the initial schedule.

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.”

  • Rikudou_SageAEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Could you not compare unrelated stuff? What you just did is called “whataboutism”.

    • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
      22·
      1 month ago

      “Land use is the main contributor to biodiversity loss”

      Is that not a quote from what is being talked about.

      How much of land use that is contributing to biodiversity loss is solar panels and wind? How much is energy in total?

      It’s fuck all. So yea that is relevant.