"Government policy is to reduce this to 50% by 2035."
I'm no expert on Nuclear power but it seems to me were going in the wrong direction. At a time when we're investing so much money in other fuels, we could be investing that in better nuclear power, like Small Modular Reactors [1], Sodium Cooled Fission, Small Pellet reactors, etc. [2]
I see France is investing in Small Reactors, but only 1 billion.
"One billion euros is to be thrown into nuclear power: “We need to develop small, innovative nuclear reactors in France by 2030, with better waste management," Macron said."
I'm no expert on Nuclear power but it seems to me were going in the wrong direction. At a time when we're investing so much money in other fuels, we could be investing that in better nuclear power, like Small Modular Reactors [1], Sodium Cooled Fission, Small Pellet reactors, etc. [2]
[1] https://www.energy.gov/ne/advanced-small-modular-reactors-sm...
[2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/safer-nuclear-rea...
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I see France is investing in Small Reactors, but only 1 billion.
"One billion euros is to be thrown into nuclear power: “We need to develop small, innovative nuclear reactors in France by 2030, with better waste management," Macron said."
[3] https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20211012-hydrogen-nuclear-power...