Edit: In related news from Germany: one of the worldwide largest steel producers just shut down two foundries (which employed 8500 people), and an almost 100 year old toilet paper manufacturer (Hakle) declared bankrupty, both due to energy costs.
Germany get what they deserve for shutting down their landlocked nuclear plants because a tsunami hit one on the other side of the hemisphere. As do France and every other EU nation that were stupid enough to listen to Greenpeace and other morons.
Upper estimates can sometimes say 20 years but that's likely not entirely accurate as it probably includes a lot of the planning stages beyond the actual construction. Then again using larger numbers like that to dissuade the general public isn't exactly a new thing and if ever called out on it the phrasing is still "technically correct".
* kichert * Ich bin in Gefahr.
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Edit: In related news from Germany: one of the worldwide largest steel producers just shut down two foundries (which employed 8500 people), and an almost 100 year old toilet paper manufacturer (Hakle) declared bankrupty, both due to energy costs.
Germany get what they deserve for shutting down their landlocked nuclear plants because a tsunami hit one on the other side of the hemisphere. As do France and every other EU nation that were stupid enough to listen to Greenpeace and other morons.
Yep. Probably takes like what?? 3 to 5 years to build and get a nuclear power plant online if there is no red tape??
Upper estimates can sometimes say 20 years but that's likely not entirely accurate as it probably includes a lot of the planning stages beyond the actual construction. Then again using larger numbers like that to dissuade the general public isn't exactly a new thing and if ever called out on it the phrasing is still "technically correct".
I don't think anybody has any idea how long it actually takes to build a nuclear power plant without artificial constraints put on the process.