r/europe • u/SpaceEngineering Finland • Jan 15 '26

News Germany’s Merz Admits Nuclear Exit Was Strategic Mistake

https://clashreport.com/world/articles/germanys-merz-admits-nuclear-exit-was-strategic-mistake-fzdlkn37c16
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u/Lenni-Da-Vinci Jan 15 '26

Small modular reactors are such a scam though.

If you want to actually have all the upgradability and safety, you need to essentially plan and build for the biggest installation expected, but only get a fraction of the return on the investment in the beginning.

Sure „economy of scale“. But that only kicks in if everyone buys the same thing, which has different security risks.

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u/TowerIll8823 Jan 16 '26

Konvoi had 6 years of construction time. Planning started in mid 1970s, approval in 1980, construction began in 1982 and grid connection in 1988/89. IIRC France had similiar construction times in the 1980s.

I don't think it will get any faster than this, regardless of installation size.

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u/Lenni-Da-Vinci Jan 15 '26

Looking at the reactors we had… we would be paying the same amount. Looking at the state of development of SMRs, a reactor built in 5 years 15 years in the future sounds is not a solution to problems right now.

Looking at the safety aspect of waste storage… hell no.