MACRON MEETING ALTMAN IN PARIS The guy with the most spare nuclear capacity in the world just sat down with the guy who says he needs the most of it. A friend sent me this pic he took in Paris. It happened two hours ago. We can guess what this meeting is for: @sama wants French nuclear energy, and/or @EmmanuelMacron wants to sell it. France has one of the worst-performing nuclear fleets in the world, wasting enough power each year to power at least two of Sam's proposed 5GW "Stargate" superclusters. French nuclear costs about €60 per MWh to produce versus $30 in the USA. Same reactor technology! Poor reactor uptime explains most of the difference. How does France waste its nuclear? - Runs many plants on a yearly refueling cycle; global standard is 1.5-2 years l - Takes two months to refuel. In the USA we do it in 3 weeks on the same reactor type. - Tons of random breakdowns and reactor halts. Indicates poor incentives for high performance. - No reactor uprates. Their reactors could make 15% more power for little extra cost - Shut down a great nuclear plant in 2021 just to amuse the greens and the Germans - Frequently turn down the nuclear plants to make money for fossil plants and renewables; insane practice - Insane and destructive regulatory practices from the regulator being captured by anti-nuclear forces. Should revert to the US NRC standards which are plenty strict.