What does italy's prospects for nuclear power look like? Buying fuel from France and reactors from Westinghouse that come up 10x over budget and 50 years behind schedule?
They might buy both from france? Since the zero exposure rule for personnel has been repealed recently nuclear power might get cheaper. Hopefully they can do better than the expensive overbuilt mess that were the EPR reactors sold to the UK from france...
I suspect so; China has better conditions and need for nuclear than any other country, and so far its not even 5%, and they're only planning to triple it by 2035.
France got lucky they didn't stop building reactors when everyone else did and benefitted for the last 40 years, but wind and solar have just gotten so cheap.
Alright, let's say they do the referendum in 2028 and it's approved, then start planning a new nuclear power plant, which will easily take 10 years followed by another 10 years to actually build it. It'll be operational by 2048. They can build the equivalent generation capacity using PV and wind plus some battery stoage before they even start the referendum.
Yes, but given the coalition calling for the referendum, I am pretty sure the goal is to have an excuse for why PV and wind are not needed. Why build out renewable capacity when the nuclear reactor is going to come online in "year of talking + 10"?
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Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 15 pts · 74d
What does italy's prospects for nuclear power look like? Buying fuel from France and reactors from Westinghouse that come up 10x over budget and 50 years behind schedule?
Blaad@europe.pub · 5 pts · 74d
They might buy both from france? Since the zero exposure rule for personnel has been repealed recently nuclear power might get cheaper. Hopefully they can do better than the expensive overbuilt mess that were the EPR reactors sold to the UK from france...
Melchior@feddit.org · 3 pts · 74d
Germany, UK and the Netherlands also produce nuclear fuel. There are also South Korean designs around, which might be an option.
But seriously it would probably be a lot cheaper to go to solar and wind combined with storage.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 74d
I suspect so; China has better conditions and need for nuclear than any other country, and so far its not even 5%, and they're only planning to triple it by 2035.
France got lucky they didn't stop building reactors when everyone else did and benefitted for the last 40 years, but wind and solar have just gotten so cheap.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 74d
Alright, let's say they do the referendum in 2028 and it's approved, then start planning a new nuclear power plant, which will easily take 10 years followed by another 10 years to actually build it. It'll be operational by 2048. They can build the equivalent generation capacity using PV and wind plus some battery stoage before they even start the referendum.
manxu@piefed.social · 2 pts · 74d
Yes, but given the coalition calling for the referendum, I am pretty sure the goal is to have an excuse for why PV and wind are not needed. Why build out renewable capacity when the nuclear reactor is going to come online in "year of talking + 10"?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 72d
SMRs or fully mobile small reactors can be installed in 24 months or less.
Nuclear power does not need to be one large bespoke facility.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 72d
Has anyone actually done that yet?
massi1008@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 72d
No.
inari@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 74d
Waste of money. Italy has plenty of sunshine.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 72d
Even at night?
inari@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 72d
Not an issue with with batteries and transmission lines
massi1008@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 72d
Incredible how the vibe towards nuclear Herr seems to be the total opposite to the eruope subreddit.