• whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
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    7 hours ago

    It took me a lot of time to realize that the flags next to the Countries’ names are where the origin is shown

    Is Germany building a nuclear plant in south America?

    I wondered how they could be qualified since the most recent plants were opened during the end of the 80s and they shut down the last ones last year.

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      6 hours ago

      Well, that particular plant in Brazil started construction in the 70s when the military dictatorship, instead of actually investing in the country, decided to pander to its allies and overpaid for old tech, definitely not pocketing a bunch of money. Construction went on and off for a while and went back (for good?) in 2022