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Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by colechristensen on Friday February 25, 2022 @11:27AM (#30468988)
Instead of sanctions, Germany could break ground on fifty nuclear power plants tomorrow. That seems like it might actually give Russia pause.
Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by elzbardico on Friday February 25, 2022 @11:59AM (#30469358)
50 nuclear plants are neither cheap or fast to be built. I don't even know if we have the supply chain in the whole world and the technical man power to build 50 nuclear plants at the same time.
Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by colechristensen on Friday February 25, 2022 @04:23PM (#30472534)
So? The easy fast solution is what got Europe in the position of not being able to meaningfully sanction Russia.

Yes, doing something big would require many things. Building a bunch of them at the same time would allow you to save many of the pitfalls of nuclear construction: having to redesign each one from scratch.

You’d build power plant factories, fifty of the same plant around the country/continent.

Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by arrosenberg on Friday February 25, 2022 @03:25PM (#30471951)
We didn't have the capacity to produce 300K warplanes in 1939 either, but we did it by 1945. It's just excuses for those with power to as little as possible.
Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by thrashh on Friday February 25, 2022 @12:41PM (#30469864)
Not to mention Germany had just decided to shut down all of their reactors, following Fukushima.
Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by colechristensen on Friday February 25, 2022 @04:24PM (#30472547)
Yeah well, doesnt seem to be working too well for them with record high energy prices and a geopolitical situation where their hands are tied because they need to keep importing gas.
Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by bitcharmer on Friday February 25, 2022 @07:12PM (#30473998)
To people who understand the political and environmental implications of this it is clear that this was the most anti European move this country executed since 1939.

Germany cannot be trusted

Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by native_samples on Friday February 25, 2022 @04:54PM (#30472811)
Definitely do not. There are only two companies in the world with the ability to forge the steel needed for reactor hulls, iirc. One is in Japan and has a massive backlog of orders. The other? It's Russian.
Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by mr_toad on Friday February 25, 2022 @05:50PM (#30473345)
France recently announced they’re building 14 new reactors. By 2050. It’s not a short term solution.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/10/france-to-buil...

Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by croes on Friday February 25, 2022 @12:03PM (#30469403)
And then built them the next 200 years?

Stuttgart 21 is still in construction and the Berlin airport took way longer than expected. And these projects don't have the same severe consequences if the construction is botched.

Not to mention attacks.

Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by 2ion on Friday February 25, 2022 @02:14PM (#30470978)
Europe has lost the hands and the knowledge to do that due to neglect over 30+ years. In order to be able to do such a thing, you need to educate a steady pipeline of people to become professionals that can handle the job. As for contractors who could actually be available for hire to handle this, Korea and Japan come to mind, but both are probably booked out well into the foreseeable future.

When you build a reactor, you probably don't want "first-timers" working on the project for you.

Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by tempnow987 on Friday February 25, 2022 @03:30PM (#30471997)
Germany is closing their nuclear power plants and increasing dependence on gas for "environmental" reasons - so this isn't happening.
Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by bitcharmer on Friday February 25, 2022 @07:15PM (#30474024)
This the most nonsensical argumentation they could ever use.

Given Germany's track record in screwing Europe (on top of shutting down nuclear power plants, have a look at the damage Gerhard Schroeder did) this country is dangerous to other EU members.