[ChemSpider]

For Europe (the continent and the EU) it totally makes sense to have a common grid - as it has already now. Nuclear in France, solar in Spain,... this diversity has served Europe well in the last decades.

But you are right. Those who are against windmills always mention nuclear as alternatives, but you can bet 100% they would be even more against a nuclear reactor in their neighborhood.

[otherme123]

At least in Spain, the municipality that holds de radioactive waste or the reactors are very eager to have them because they get a lot of money either from the government or the electric utility. The biggest complainers are the nearby municipalities, that receive nothing but have to deal with nuclear being around.

And then you have things like Chooz plant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chooz_Nuclear_Power_Plant#/map...), that is technically in France but is more in Belgic than France. Plants in the border like Gravelines, Cattenom, Fessenheim, or as far as possible from big cities like Flamanville, Paluei, Penly, Brennilis. In fact, Flamanville (one of the biggest planned plant in France) or Gravelines are closer to London than to Paris. Cattenom closer (and upwind) to Frankfurt or Luxemburg than to Paris. Fessenheim would be in Germany if it was build 1 mile/km to the east. They also built a lot of reactors in the highly seismic area of west Alps, but if something happened to any of them, the winds would carry the spicy cloud to Switzerland, Italy or Germany.

[Glawen]

Okay, but aren't these countries benefiting from French energy being imported?

It helps to remind them that there is no free lunch.