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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by dv_dt on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @02:42PM (#23849728)
In the US upgrades of old plants in the US have gone wrong. e.g. see the San Onofre upgrade

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Onofre_Nuclear_Generating_...

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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by steeve on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:09PM (#23854570)
There are multiple differences why it’s not the same in France. The biggest one being that in the US, a plant as to confirm to its design security specifications, whereas it France, it has to conform to the security specifications of when it is inspected.
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