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France's most powerful nuclear reactor connected to grid after 17-year build (www.lemonde.fr)

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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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[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 19 points 8 hours ago

Good. Germany made a huge mistake for themselves and for all of Europe in shutting down their nuclear plants.

[-] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

Except they were basically beyond design life.

And every new plant comes decades late and 4x the original budget.

[-] teslasaur@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

But they planned on replacing it with natural gas. Not to mention that it was supposed to be Russian gas. Sweden pays for the shitty decisions in Berlin.

[-] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 1 points 33 minutes ago

Yeah, but the decision was made in 2011 after Fukushima, and before the Russian invasion in 2014. At this time it did make sense, gas was much cheaper and Germany still had an has no long term plan to deal with the nuclear waste.

[-] varyingExpertise@feddit.org 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Sweden pays for having not enough inner country power lines. Look at the differences within their various market zones.

Case in point, base load prices for today:

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Fortunately these aren't the only options.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 hours ago

They have cheap Russian gas so who nee...

[-] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Nuclear plant construction delayed? Budget overrun? Even in one of the most nuclear developed countries in the world? Wooooow, what a surprise!!

[-] uis@lemm.ee 5 points 8 hours ago

its most powerful at 1,600 MW,

Fuck, that's 100 more MW than VVER-1500(project). Or 400 more than VVER-1200(working).

post-Chernobyl

???

is 12 years behind schedule

VVER-1500 is still project for 40 years. Most modern we have now is VVER-TOI (1300 MW).

[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 20 points 14 hours ago

1.6 GW, cool, but everyone knows all you need is 1.21 GW

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 13 hours ago

Those were JW

[-] Lennny@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

Jigga what?

[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

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