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Re:Macron says France will build new nuclear energy reactors by nightski on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @02:35AM (#29172076)
Yet somehow in North Dakota where we can see -50F or lower in the winter and over 100F in the summer, our power sources are reliable and stable.
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Re:Macron says France will build new nuclear energy reactors by gpm on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @02:45AM (#29172127)
Right, the "for the location" is important here. It's that they weren't prepared for the cold, not that they couldn't be.

Likewise we could make power stations that could withstand hurricanes, or earthquakes, or tsunamis, and so on. We don't usually though, it's too expensive (not to defend the decision not to weather proof more in this case, it wasn't really that far outside of the expected operating conditions as I understand the situation).

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Re:Macron says France will build new nuclear energy reactors by imtringued on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @05:00AM (#29172974)
Then your nuclear plant gets destroyed by a tsunami and you have created a generation of people who hate nuclear power.
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