Re: [cdn-nucl-l] " EDF aims to build up to 30 EPRs over 20 years "

[AtomicRod@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/28/05 3:26:41 PM, frantaj@aecl.ca writes:


> at SE's Mochovce site. Enel also is interested in building nuclear capacity at home, but the country must first overcome a deep-seated mindset against nuclear. All Enel's reactors were shut after a national referendum in 1987, but Italy now has the most expensive electricity in Europe. Italian firms have continued to participate in work on advanced reactor designs, notably Westinghouse's AP1000.

No wonder - Italy current produces more than 70% of its electricity using gas or oil. In today's market, that is an expensive way to go.

Rod