[hulitu]

> I think the answer you may be looking for is: Nuclear reactors are unreliable. Compare them to solar, which is very different.

You should come in southern Germany to see how reliable is solar when half of the year there is foggy.

[pydry]

In 2011 the nuclear industry promised rolling blackouts by now:

https://theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/23/germany-nucl...

Pretty sure they didnt envision Germany having cheaper winter electricity than France.

All I can find evidence for is a balloon that short circuited a substation, which is a blackout that is unlikely to have been prevented by a nuclear reactor.

[moooo99]

> Pretty sure they didnt envision Germany having cheaper winter electricity than France.

Unfortunately that does not reflect at all in the consumer price. We have been taking top spots in the energy price rankings for years now and there is no real hope for improvements.

[Arnt]

Right. Solar depends on the weather and is unreliable in that respect, but reliable against mechanical problems. Nuclear is the opposite. More and less reliable.