| ▲ | RandomLensman 3 days ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of live would have come sooner or later anyway. But why take the risk of fission reactors becoming targets in a war? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | mpweiher 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Later. Reactors in the US, on which the German designs are based, have already received their extensions to 80 years. Experts see no particular problems in extending that to 100 years or even further. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nuclear-power-pla... https://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-long-can-a-nuclear-plan... https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/whats-lifespan-nuclear-re... Fission reactors are not very useful targets in war. In Ukraine, their fleet of nuclear reactors are what's keeping the electricity grid running. And they are building new ones. In war time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pqtyw 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Because presumably France for instance would likely view someone blowing up one of their plants the same way as a nuclear attack. Given their nuclear deterrence policies that would end up badly for both sides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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