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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by shipstern on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @04:38PM (#23851377)
That might be, but Germany and Switzerland assessed the safety to be suboptimal.

"In 2007, the same year a Swiss study found that seismic risks in the Alsace region had been underestimated during construction, the ASN denounced a “lack of rigour” in EDF’s operation of the plant."

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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by Grue3 on Thursday July 16, 2020 @05:22AM (#23857211)
Why should France care about what they think? Germany could try not importing French carbon neutral nuclear energy if they hate it so much.
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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by funcDropShadow on Thursday July 16, 2020 @11:04AM (#23859701)
Well, in the winter France needs all that --- mostly carbon neutral --- energy for their eletrical heating systems in homes, and in warm summers of this century the river become so warm, that often nuclear power plants have to be throttled down. Luckily, we have alot of wind in the winter and alot of sun in the summer.
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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by yagurastation on Thursday July 16, 2020 @03:27PM (#23862848)
Have a look at the map.
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