Comment by tatref
5 months ago
In France, the last construction is Flamanville EPR. It is at least 5 times over budget and 15 years late
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamanville_Nuclear_Power_Pl...
5 months ago
In France, the last construction is Flamanville EPR. It is at least 5 times over budget and 15 years late
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamanville_Nuclear_Power_Pl...
We’ve had our share of anti-nuclear activists in France. The project got endlessly stalled, with shifting legislative grounds, and general opposition. Also, the general inefficiency and incompetence from Areva meant this was a match made in heaven (or hell, depends) to get nearly infinite delay.
Flamanville 3 failed because of screwups in the design and construction. What you're blaming the opposition for is exposing that and holding the nuclear people responsible. How dare they, right? /s
> Flamanville 3 failed because of screwups in the design and construction
Indeed, and it is so undeniable that it is the official conclusion. Source (French): https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/media/organes-parleme...
At least 5 times, indeed: it was due to cost 3.3 billion euros, its cost to date is 23.7, it it not running at full power and a major update (reactor cover) is already planned.
https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/14/epr-de-fl...
And even that absolutely catastrophic nuclear construction project has a better ROI than any German intermittent renewables. After almost 25 years of renewable subsidies.
Note: catastrophic nuclear is still better than best renewables.
Source please. That truly does not make sense given that renewable subsidies are being phased out around the world and renewables are the fastest growing energy source in human history.
In contrast nuclear power is backsliding, and the few projects which get green lit have insanely large subsidies attached.
> That truly does not make sense
Reality doesn't have to make sense to you.
> renewable subsidies are being phased out around the world
Nope. Countries are trying to phase out renewables subsidies. And failing. Recently, the UK, Denmark and Germany have had offshore-wind sales with exactly zero bids.
> fastest growing energy source in human history.
People love those delicious subsidies.
> In contrast nuclear power is backsliding
Nope.
> and the few projects which get green lit have insanely large subsidies attached.
Only in markets that have been thoroughly distorted by subsidies and other preferential treatment for intermittent renewables.
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