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Re:How safe are nuclear power plants? by AstralStorm on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @12:20AM (#32492304)
We have sufficient evidence from France and Germany that safe reactor designs are safe.
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Re:How safe are nuclear power plants? by Baloo on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @08:02AM (#32495125)
Aren't France shutting down a large number of plants due to safety issues?
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Re:How safe are nuclear power plants? by BurningFrog on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @09:10AM (#32495848)
Looked this up, and France is having several nuclear problems at once, including that rivers used for cooling is getting too warm in the summer.

Some of it is indeed security concerns in aging reactors.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/18/business/france-nuclear-p...

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Re:How safe are nuclear power plants? by Georgelemental on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @10:21AM (#32496784)
Yes, France is shutting down perfectly functional reactors like Fessenheim that could continue working for decades with minimal maitenance. And now electricity prices are projected to dectuple
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Re:How safe are nuclear power plants? by synotna2 on Thursday August 18, 2022 @12:30AM (#32505290)
If only coal and gas were held to the same standard
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