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Investment in what? The plant is still running, no? Do they need more plants, repairs to existing, or upgrades to existing? How do I dig further?

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> Do they need more plants, repairs to existing, or upgrades to existing?

All of these... but no political will because "nuclear bad, renewables good".

Well, what is there to say given the state of Flamanville 3? Currently sitting at ~ €13 B compared to the initial estimate of €3.3 B. With a tentative start date for end of 2023.

All the while EDF is being nationalized. Should more money have been spent in even deeper pits?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamanville_Nuclear_Power_Plan...

> Should more money have been spent in even deeper pits?

If we want electricity in a world without less fossil fuels, I'd say yes.

EDIT: renewable can't be the only solution. They are cheap only because they are built on top of existing nuclear/fossil solutions.

Renewables already fill that gap at vastly lower costs. Unless you specify that you're one of the about a million people living north of the arctic circle, then sure, do whatever you need.

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