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by timthorn 870 days ago
Germany didn't need to build new plants, it already had some.

The "it takes decades" argument was used as the reason for not significantly renewing nuclear in the UK - over a decade ago.

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You need energy now. Nuclear was phased out. That's it. That was the decision. And in 2021 was "barely" producing 13% of electric energy with the last 6 reactors.

So either you follow one approach (= mix between imports and solar/wind) or the other (=import until 2032, then import and produce with nuclear energy), with the first approach being oriented to the long run (=independent from other countries, less co2 emissions, etc.).