“ France and South Korea were at least able to keep prices and construction times constant.”
“ those countries that were able to avoid price surges are countries that do not stand out in regulating nuclear power less, but in standardizing the construction of reactors more.”
[1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-19/french-wi...
Also remember that like most western countries, France has not built a nuclear reactor in decades. Most of the build out was in the 80's and the most recent one began operation in 2002. In fact, only 4 built this century[0] (they're still 80's reactors too btw). Truthfully, they have gotten more expensive over time too and have a negative "learning curve". South Korea on the other hand did their build out in the 90's and has continued building new reactors, albeit at a slower rate than the initial build out. When you look at [0] for different countries compare construction vs operation times and look at that differential over different periods. That's an important clue.
I highly suggest reading that world in data link, as it has a lot to say and provides a ton of sources. It's nowhere near the full story and isn't even centered around nuclear, but these conversations should never be about nuclear alone. That's why I only posted data and am still not saying much. I more want people to look at the data, take care, __think__, and form conclusions from that. These pro vs anti conversations never work and are rather silly as they often are had between two non-experts who do not use concrete data or use very selective data. But we can at least start at the two important things and figure out if we need to dig deeper: trend of costs of sources and how successful different countries (with different strategies) have been at decarbonizing their electricity centers. I think the problem with energy questions is that we all care because this issue, but somehow let it fall off to the side when we discuss energy. So let's start there and make sure we agree on the facts. Then we can get nuanced and dig into the nitty gritty and discuss other things. Start with the carbon.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_nuclear_rea...