Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ...
by lispm on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:32AM
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Well, Germany invested a zillion into a pebble-based thorium high-temperature reactor.
Technological marvel.
It didn't work reliable enough and was too costly. Closed down by the industry relatively silently...
There is a site for nuclear waste. It does not work as expected. It needs to be cleaned for a few zillions...
Nuclear is dead in Germany. Nobody wants it, it's too costly, it lacks critical solutions (like fuel reprocessing and nuclear waste storage), which also nobody wants to host.
Technological marvel.
It didn't work reliable enough and was too costly. Closed down by the industry relatively silently...
There is a site for nuclear waste. It does not work as expected. It needs to be cleaned for a few zillions...
Nuclear is dead in Germany. Nobody wants it, it's too costly, it lacks critical solutions (like fuel reprocessing and nuclear waste storage), which also nobody wants to host.