▲ 1370 ▼ I feel so relieved! (feddit.org) submitted 1 year ago by NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org to c/memes@lemmy.world 233 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gibson@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (4 children) They also ditched nuclear energy and stayed over reliant on russian fossil fuel, funding the Russian war machine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Saleh@feddit.org 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) The nuclear rods in Europe are mainly made with Uranium from Kazakhstan processed in Russia. The German failure was not expanding renewables. Getting out of nuclear energy is geopolitically and financially sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corn@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not when coal and gas fill the void. They can get fuel rods from France, Canada, China. Hell Germany could just refine their own, Niger is looking for trading partners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) France works together with Russia in the nuclear industry. https://apnews.com/article/germany-france-russia-nuclear-power-rosatom-framatome-ce47027005349580306d55553c7f1142 Also in 2023 none of the European supply came from China. Almost half came from Russia/Kazakhstan The relationship with Niger is fragile, since Niger kicked out the remaining French troops from France post-colonial presence in West Africa. It seems Niger is instead looking towards Canada. https://www.neimagazine.com/news/uranium-tensions-subside-in-niger/ And this only represents principal availability, without looking at the costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago France was forcing Niger to give up its resources for a fraction of market value while keeping them from developing industry. Buy their product at a fair market value, or even better: follow China's mutual development strategy and provide funds and experts to build a refinery. China doesnt mine much uranium, but they do fabricated fuel pellets with ore from Kazakhstan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] albert180@piefed.social 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) These nuclear energy zealots are spilling over from r/europe with the same stupid arguments permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corn@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago Nuclear energy was the answer between like 1950 and 2010. But the fact that China isnt going all in on nuclear despite having optimal conditions; central planning allows them to predict maximum prices for materials and labor available 5-10 years in advance, the scale allows them to produce reactors more efficiently with better investment in tooling than any other country, and being the workshop of the world ensures higher demand than any other country. They are at <5% nuclear right now and expect <10% by 2035. permalink fedilink source parent [+] ofchesoneofthose@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Now we're funding the US regime war machine after they blew up NS2 and 'sanctions'. Paying extortion prices for dirty US fracking gas that make companies uncompetitive and causing the economy to collapse. The US leeches always profit from war, same as in WW2. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saleh@feddit.org 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) The nuclear rods in Europe are mainly made with Uranium from Kazakhstan processed in Russia. The German failure was not expanding renewables. Getting out of nuclear energy is geopolitically and financially sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corn@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not when coal and gas fill the void. They can get fuel rods from France, Canada, China. Hell Germany could just refine their own, Niger is looking for trading partners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) France works together with Russia in the nuclear industry. https://apnews.com/article/germany-france-russia-nuclear-power-rosatom-framatome-ce47027005349580306d55553c7f1142 Also in 2023 none of the European supply came from China. Almost half came from Russia/Kazakhstan The relationship with Niger is fragile, since Niger kicked out the remaining French troops from France post-colonial presence in West Africa. It seems Niger is instead looking towards Canada. https://www.neimagazine.com/news/uranium-tensions-subside-in-niger/ And this only represents principal availability, without looking at the costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago France was forcing Niger to give up its resources for a fraction of market value while keeping them from developing industry. Buy their product at a fair market value, or even better: follow China's mutual development strategy and provide funds and experts to build a refinery. China doesnt mine much uranium, but they do fabricated fuel pellets with ore from Kazakhstan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corn@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not when coal and gas fill the void. They can get fuel rods from France, Canada, China. Hell Germany could just refine their own, Niger is looking for trading partners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) France works together with Russia in the nuclear industry. https://apnews.com/article/germany-france-russia-nuclear-power-rosatom-framatome-ce47027005349580306d55553c7f1142 Also in 2023 none of the European supply came from China. Almost half came from Russia/Kazakhstan The relationship with Niger is fragile, since Niger kicked out the remaining French troops from France post-colonial presence in West Africa. It seems Niger is instead looking towards Canada. https://www.neimagazine.com/news/uranium-tensions-subside-in-niger/ And this only represents principal availability, without looking at the costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago France was forcing Niger to give up its resources for a fraction of market value while keeping them from developing industry. Buy their product at a fair market value, or even better: follow China's mutual development strategy and provide funds and experts to build a refinery. China doesnt mine much uranium, but they do fabricated fuel pellets with ore from Kazakhstan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) France works together with Russia in the nuclear industry. https://apnews.com/article/germany-france-russia-nuclear-power-rosatom-framatome-ce47027005349580306d55553c7f1142 Also in 2023 none of the European supply came from China. Almost half came from Russia/Kazakhstan The relationship with Niger is fragile, since Niger kicked out the remaining French troops from France post-colonial presence in West Africa. It seems Niger is instead looking towards Canada. https://www.neimagazine.com/news/uranium-tensions-subside-in-niger/ And this only represents principal availability, without looking at the costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago France was forcing Niger to give up its resources for a fraction of market value while keeping them from developing industry. Buy their product at a fair market value, or even better: follow China's mutual development strategy and provide funds and experts to build a refinery. China doesnt mine much uranium, but they do fabricated fuel pellets with ore from Kazakhstan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago France was forcing Niger to give up its resources for a fraction of market value while keeping them from developing industry. Buy their product at a fair market value, or even better: follow China's mutual development strategy and provide funds and experts to build a refinery. China doesnt mine much uranium, but they do fabricated fuel pellets with ore from Kazakhstan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] albert180@piefed.social 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) These nuclear energy zealots are spilling over from r/europe with the same stupid arguments permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corn@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago Nuclear energy was the answer between like 1950 and 2010. But the fact that China isnt going all in on nuclear despite having optimal conditions; central planning allows them to predict maximum prices for materials and labor available 5-10 years in advance, the scale allows them to produce reactors more efficiently with better investment in tooling than any other country, and being the workshop of the world ensures higher demand than any other country. They are at <5% nuclear right now and expect <10% by 2035. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corn@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago Nuclear energy was the answer between like 1950 and 2010. But the fact that China isnt going all in on nuclear despite having optimal conditions; central planning allows them to predict maximum prices for materials and labor available 5-10 years in advance, the scale allows them to produce reactors more efficiently with better investment in tooling than any other country, and being the workshop of the world ensures higher demand than any other country. They are at <5% nuclear right now and expect <10% by 2035. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ofchesoneofthose@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Now we're funding the US regime war machine after they blew up NS2 and 'sanctions'. Paying extortion prices for dirty US fracking gas that make companies uncompetitive and causing the economy to collapse. The US leeches always profit from war, same as in WW2. permalink fedilink source parent