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Re:The New Atomic Age We Need by chefkoch on Saturday November 28, 2015 @03:13PM (#10642247)
Shure, China is atm mostly using a more than 30 year old design bought from france and everyone knows safety is not their primary concern.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_China#Reactor...

Re:The New Atomic Age We Need by merpnderp on Saturday November 28, 2015 @03:58PM (#10642398)
Yes, that French design that has such a horrible safety record in France. Oh wait, it has an excellent record and France is still exporting power from those designs. And I don't think everyone knows that safety is not their primary concern. What other country shoots CEO's in the head when they put citizens at risk with poisoned products or environmental disasters?
Re:The New Atomic Age We Need by chefkoch on Saturday November 28, 2015 @05:52PM (#10642875)
Wie already know the flaws of this design, that's why there are newer safer designs like the epr are build or planned in the west. You can drive around in a 30 year old car without problem, but most people would prefer the safety standards oft today. And chinas track record in other parts of the energy business show that shooting that one CEO isn't that big of a help. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accident...
Re:The New Atomic Age We Need by merpnderp on Sunday November 29, 2015 @11:02AM (#10644915)
The problem is probably the newer designs don't have as many successful rollouts. And when spending 10 years and billions, predictability is important. But after Googling around, I do see France has some non-trivial issues with Chinese safety issues.