Great! Please sell us some electricity. Our politicins closed fully functional reactors so we are burning oil now to generate the delta needed…
Good, we need more.
Sorry Finland for all the delays.
Does none of the commenters realize that this is a 5% power test that will be followed by more tests before a final permit will be made?
Nice.
I’m glad to see the renewal of nuclear. Let’s hope this leads to a next generation of better, safer, more efficient plants – it’s still the best “green” option to produce a constant stream of electricity, while we all wait for fission…
With 1650 MW, this will be the third most powerful nuclear reactor in the world. The other EPR reactors currently under construction, namely Flamanville 3 and Hinkley Point C-1 and C-2, although delayed, will also be in the top 6. In fact, only EPR reactors will be in the top 6 worldwide.
Funfact: with current energy prices and assuming it only runs about 30% of the time, which is a pessimistic scenario, it will pay for itself in less than ten years.
I worked for a company that was responsible for building it. It was massively delayed even back then, a few years behind its initial opening date.
That was in 2013.
Considering it was the 5th most expensive building in the world and was delayed for 11 years, it’s about time.
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Good news!
Great! Please sell us some electricity. Our politicins closed fully functional reactors so we are burning oil now to generate the delta needed…
Good, we need more.
Sorry Finland for all the delays.
Does none of the commenters realize that this is a 5% power test that will be followed by more tests before a final permit will be made?
Nice.
I’m glad to see the renewal of nuclear. Let’s hope this leads to a next generation of better, safer, more efficient plants – it’s still the best “green” option to produce a constant stream of electricity, while we all wait for fission…
Fun fact: The two [largest nuclear power reactors](https://www.statista.com/statistics/273111/largest-nuclear-power-reactors-worldwide-by-capacity/) in the world are Taishan 1 and Taishan 2 in China. Their capacity is 1750 MW each, and they are also EPR reactors.
With 1650 MW, this will be the third most powerful nuclear reactor in the world. The other EPR reactors currently under construction, namely Flamanville 3 and Hinkley Point C-1 and C-2, although delayed, will also be in the top 6. In fact, only EPR reactors will be in the top 6 worldwide.
Funfact: with current energy prices and assuming it only runs about 30% of the time, which is a pessimistic scenario, it will pay for itself in less than ten years.
I worked for a company that was responsible for building it. It was massively delayed even back then, a few years behind its initial opening date.
That was in 2013.
Considering it was the 5th most expensive building in the world and was delayed for 11 years, it’s about time.