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by natmaka 1687 days ago
> china EPRs which was similar but a lot less constrained was done in time

No, it was late and overbudget.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPR_(nuclear_reactor)#Taishan_...

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yes, i must have say "have been less catastrophic than the fr one" maybe :)
Moreover it leaked (shouldn't happen!) due to defective combustible rod(s). This is relatively minor but in order to analyze they had to temporarily shut it down.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/31/asia/taishan-nuclear-plan...