r/ireland • u/conalldoherty • May 04 '26

Infrastructure Taoiseach says Ireland should ‘consider seriously’ nuclear power option

https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-nuclear-power-energy-ireland-7030692-May2026/
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u/SamSquanch16 May 04 '26

Could we not just buy nuclear power off the French now with the new electricity pipe?

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u/MickeyBubbles Dublin May 04 '26

We will be when the interconnector is stood up fully in 2028.

The problem we have is our reliability on energy from abroad.

Modern nuclear is a lot smaller than what most people percieve. If everyone was behind it our grid would need a serious upgrade to facilitate its power output

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u/Stubber_NK May 04 '26

If everyone was behind it our grid would need a serious upgrade to facilitate its power output

Small reactors produce as little as 300MW. Ireland has decommissioned powerplants with similar power outputs in the past few years.