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NNadir

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15. I have already described that the Hollande and first Macron administration defunded nuclear..,
Sun Jun 4, 2023, 12:31 PM
Jun 2023

...maintainence to build useless wind turbines and useless solar cells.

This was because the antinuke squad in Germany got some very stupid people to drink the Koolaid and thus damage important infrastructure.

The French have in the second Macron administration have recognized and are working to correct their mistake, but considerable damage has been done.

A discussion of this exercise wherein, here, we have an arsonist complaining about a forest fire, was described here:

Something's Rotten In the French Nuclear Industry.

Another analogy presents itself. An antinuke complaining about system reliability is the equivalent of Ron DeSantis complaining about people hating gay people.

I note that we never hear from I'm not an antinukes complaining about oil, coal and gas, but at every opportunity, these awful people working so hard to drive climate change and energy poverty together, never fail to choose an opportunity to scream about a minor nuclear glitch in what has been the world's largest, by far, scalable carbon free energy.

These people lack education, sense, decency and reasoning ability.

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Simple solutions. James48 Jun 2023 #1
There are other gravity storage systems that are being built CentralMass Jun 2023 #3
...which drives up the cost of reliable energy... NNadir Jun 2023 #2
Disgusting? Disgust is a matter of perspective, apparently. Mopar151 Jun 2023 #4
As old Upton Sinclair said - ZZenith Jun 2023 #5
Good one! nt Brenda Jun 2023 #23
I don't need to be instructed on what it means to a Democrat, thank you. NNadir Jun 2023 #6
"All must pay, who disagree with me!" Mopar151 Jun 2023 #9
I'm certainly not looking for anyone to pay me anything. NNadir Jun 2023 #16
Let's talk about last year in France... Finishline42 Jun 2023 #11
I have already described that the Hollande and first Macron administration defunded nuclear.., NNadir Jun 2023 #15
What's fantasy are new build nuclear fission plants in the USA VMA131Marine Jun 2023 #7
Fantastic! 👍 Duppers Jun 2023 #8
Great post! Think. Again. Jun 2023 #10
No hydrogen facility currently planned would ONLY operate on the days of excess power NickB79 Jun 2023 #12
If the winds aren't blowing Finishline42 Jun 2023 #13
Wow. Antinukes must not get out much. NNadir Jun 2023 #14
The sun was shining in 2021 NickB79 Jun 2023 #17
Main problem with renewables - IMO Finishline42 Jun 2023 #18
Redundant systems in use during rare events are both environmental and... NNadir Jun 2023 #19
The fantasy here is the one you espouse Finishline42 Jun 2023 #20
The world, apparently, has come to the reasonable conclusion that all the antinuke scare stories... NNadir Jun 2023 #22
Hydrogen will worsen climate change, not slow it NickB79 Jun 2023 #21
Totals for May in Europe Finishline42 Jun 2023 #24
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