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To build popular support for the first nuclear reactors, EDF had also branded them as modern ‘chateaux’, suggesting that they were part of natural cultural revival. One historian who interviewed locals around the plant found that the reactors were a source of regional pride. According to one Chinon resident, the success of the area’s nuclear industry was explained by their superior temperament: ‘Brittany has not accepted [nuclear power]. But the Bretons are more chauvinistic, while we are more welcoming.’
How France achieved the world's fastest nuclear buildoutOne of the biggest drivers of opposition to new infrastructure is the sense that communities bear the disruption of development while receiving little short-term benefit. For example, when a new power station is built in the UK, the local authority collects business rates, but most of the revenue is then sent back to the central government.
How France achieved the world's fastest nuclear buildoutThe Messmer Plan amounted to the fastest nuclear buildout ever, in both number of reactors built and capacity added. During the 1980s, France increased the number of reactors in commercial operation from 15 to 55. Even China, with the world’s most streamlined regulatory process and developed industrial base, has failed to match this record.
How France achieved the world's fastest nuclear buildoutPresident Donald Trump is weighing slashing “thousands” of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a government shutdown that has ente
Trump to Discuss Federal Job Cuts With White House Budget Chief - BloombergPlanetary currently uses magnesium hydroxide to boost alkalinity, the same substance used in over-the-counter antacids. The company adds it at wastewater treatment facilities and power plants, sites that are already discharging water into the ocean. That helps minimize disruption to the coasts, and it helps Planetary keep costs down.
Frontier buys $31M worth of antacids for the ocean | TechCrunchThe deal effectively prices each metric ton of carbon at $270, though Planetary says it has a plan to eventually remove carbon for less than $100 per metric ton. At full tilt, ocean alkalinity enhancement could remove over 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
Frontier buys $31M worth of antacids for the ocean | TechCrunch