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		aktenlage on Dec 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The five-year engineering feat Germany pulled off ... I bet those nuclear power plants would be less safe. Much "bureaucracy" is there for a reason

Raydovsky on Dec 12, 2022 | [–]

There wasn't much bureaucracy in the 70s. The reactors built in the 70s in France are as safe as they get.

Schroedingersat on Dec 12, 2022 | | [–]

They still took around 5 years and have barely higher availability than a wind turbine.

SamReidHughes on Dec 11, 2022 | [–]

It could just as well free up budget to make things safer.

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