France to Build Six New Nuclear Reactors

Re:France to Build Six New Nuclear Reactors by pvaldes on Thursday February 10, 2022 @06:21PM (#30294216)

Nothing in common? Lets see. Nuclear power plants and weapons were supported and approved by the same president, regulated by the same governments, with the same members from the same parties, sharing the same feedback and moving in the same direction as the politics requested

If you look under the masks of the people sharing the final responsibility you will see the face of the president in all cases. All nuclear things are intertwined, in the same way as Facebook and Instagram are different, but anything affecting one of them, will instantly spread and change the other.

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Re:France to Build Six New Nuclear Reactors by notevenclos on Thursday February 10, 2022 @07:24PM (#30295005)

The French nuclear weapons program was started by (right-wing President) general de Gaulle in the early 60s. The French nuclear power program was started in the mid-70s under the (right-wing) Giscard d'Estaing government. The rainbow warrior bombing was conducted under the (left-wing/socialist) government of Mitterrand.

So completely different governments, in fact.

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Re:France to Build Six New Nuclear Reactors by pvaldes on Friday February 11, 2022 @06:50AM (#30300304)

France did nuclear weapons tests from 60 until 90's with many presidents. And promoted nuclear energy with many presidents. There is an extensive feedback and overlapping between both programs and the successive governments continued basically in the same direction as the former.

France just keep a clean image doing the essays as far from Europe and indiscreet views as they could and hiding the real extension of the damage done, but can't be denied that they have their own quote of evil acts also in this field, as any other countries. I'm not comparing them with North Korea, but they commit mistakes also.

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