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Oh, we also started importing nuclear electricity from France at scale to bridge the gap. So, it’s not as bad as you put it. Nuclear waste is now somebody else’s problem…

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You might not be serious, but, for others' benefit, nuclear waste is not a problem. One just has to not be a complete moron about it. And, most of the spent nuclear fuel will be reusable in the future.

France have been importing electricity all winter due to woes with their nuclear plants.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/business/nuclear-power-fr...

Yes, winter 2022.

And exporting during winter 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, ... 199...

France is now exporting like it was doing before winter 2022.

An exception doesn't make a rule.

those didn't appear out of the thin air, but because of underfunding driven by the greens. Problems were fixed, and now, just like in the past, France is exporting energy

The total amount of electricity generation is decreasing which is a sign that energy transition is not taking place in Germany (it's just displacement). In 2019 the first half of year Germany produced 264000GWh vs 224000GWh in 2023. In fact total electricity production is decreasing since 2015 when it was over 273000GWh. You can increase your renewable share if you are producing less. If you look carefully you will see that nuclear generation was just not replaced.

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