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Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected by throw0101a on Sunday October 31, 2021 @11:10AM (#29057523)
> We don't have even one new Gen reactor running

Which is the generation is the "new" one?

There are a number of Generation III ones running:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_III_reactor

Gen IV reactor used to burn up plutonium:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-800_reactor

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Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected by chefkoch on Sunday October 31, 2021 @11:20AM (#29057607)
You are right, i was thinking of Gen III+ like EPR.
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Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected by throw0101a on Sunday October 31, 2021 @11:23AM (#29057626)
There are EPR reactors connected to grids:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taishan_Nuclear_Power_Plant

Other Gen III+ reactors:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novovoronezh_Nuclear_Power_Pla...

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_III_reactor#Generat...

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