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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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[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 17 points 3 days ago

France doesn't care about fuel cycles which don't produce plutonium.

[-] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

The U-235 fuel cycle produces way more plutionium than the U-238 cycle, though.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago

That's what they said

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I know just about noting about nuclear fuel cycles, but yes, more plutonium sounds exactly like what the French want. They have an arsenal to feed.

[-] gaael@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

The military nuclear is the main reason behind our civilian nuclear infrastructure, which was planned during the cold war. It looks like once per century the military can have an unintended positive effect, yay.

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

With the side effect of almost destroying the world multiple times.

[-] gaael@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Don't get me wrong, I'm in no way advocating for military nuclear (or even for anything military).

[-] raoul@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 days ago

France stopped production of military fuel 30 years ago.

The current goal is about recycling the existing nuclear waste, to reduce the need for long term storage and natural uranium.

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