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ReturnOfDaSnack420 t1_iu6koeg wrote

Ooh that's going to ruffle some feathers in Paris and Berlin

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Armadylspark t1_iu7hz65 wrote

Well, not Berlin. Definitely Paris though, since they actually care to get those sorts of contracts.

Personally I'm disappointed they didn't source from within the EU.

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pro-diletant t1_iu7jl71 wrote

I assume the important factors were building time and cost.

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xel-naga t1_iu8d24j wrote

That's probably the biggest problem of nuclear that all the fission fans here on reddit don't account for. There is no country besides south korea that ever reduced their cost [0] historically. Nearly all reactors are way over budget and take longer to complete. So idk how that affects your decision which vendor you buy from.

[0] https://thebreakthrough.org/articles/historical-construction-costs-of-global-nuclear-power-reactors

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tonytheloony t1_iu7yc9l wrote

Or politics… but it would be great to know the decision process

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bonescrusher t1_iu8g6rf wrote

Definitely in Berlin too , they don't like nuclear at all

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