Tootfinder

After 17 years of construction (the plan was 4.5 years), 2 years of commissioning, and a few months of operation, France's new #nuclear power plant Flamanville 3 is now getting ready for the replacement of its reactor head. It will be out of operation for a year.

"New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power"
#Energy #Renewables #Nuclear

New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power
A new metric for assessing total system costs puts a least-cost mix of offshore wind and solar at about €46 ($54.20)/MWh in a future climate-neutral energy system for Denmark. Researchers tell pv magazine that figure is less than half the equivalent cost of nuclear under the same conditions.

#Nuclear power is touted as a reliable baseload power source; perfectly placed to fight #ClimateChange
Oops.
https://www.worldenergynews.com/news/heatwave-europe-shuts-down-french-nuclear-plants-776081

Absolutely fascinating on the philosophy, past, present and future of nuclear deterrence in Europe.
Much I had not previously thought about.
Also, brilliant name for a podcast on European security
#MildlyAlarmed #Deterrence #Russia #EU #security #nuclear
Mildly Alarmed: Inside Europe's debate about nukes
Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mildly-alarmed/episodes/Inside-Europes-debate-about-nukes-e3joh7h
Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/111aff124/podcast/play/120390321/https://d3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net/staging/2026-4-22/424693918-44100-2-d995403c2e093.mp3

RE: #greenpeace #bc #canada #yvr #vancouver #france #nuclear