I just read enough of it to verify its accuracy as to the point I was making.

It also verifies that the US has required non-synchronous plants to manage this for the past decade. And for that matter, I just picked the US because it is well known jurisdiction. All reasonable grids, except Spain until after the blackout, have the same regulations in terms of managing reactive power.

Managing reactive power is trivial to do today. But since it is not free it won't be done unless if the grid operator requires it.

I have no fear of nuclear power. I always argue that we should keep our existing nuclear reactors around as long as they are:

1. Safe

2. Needed

3. Economical

In that order. The problem is wasting decades of opportunity cost and trillions on handouts to new built nuclear power when we still need to decarbonize industry, aviation, shipping, construction, agriculture etc.

And then you finish off by living on almost half a century old merits. Like I said, the French should keep the fleet around as long as the criteria I mentioned above requires it.

The problem is wasting hundreds of billions on handouts to new built nuclear power when renewables and storage are the cheapest energy source in human history.

Don't let the French pride make you become the next Greece.