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DukeOfGeek OP t1_j6kqvih wrote

Reply to comment by kaboom in Cracking under pressure: Inside the race to fix France’s nuclear plants by DukeOfGeek

>The discoveries plunged the operator into a crisis with repercussions for all of Europe. EDF called it an “annus horribilis,” and from early May to late October, about half of its 56 reactors sat idle due to the repair and maintenance backlog.

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kaboom t1_j6ktzzo wrote

Annus horriblis just means terrible year. It’s an emotive statement that could very well mean a number of things depending on context.

The bottom line is that this whole “crisis” would’ve already been forgotten if it weren’t for the self-serving effort of the anti-nuclear lobby to keep it in the public discourse.

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DukeOfGeek OP t1_j6kvlpy wrote

Half their reactors are off line at the worst possible time, but criticism is unwarranted? Weak sauce dude.

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kaboom t1_j6l1x9q wrote

First of all, the summer was the best possible time to shut down the reactors, and second they’ve already managed to restart a bunch so that there is no danger of blackouts:

WSJ

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