From the Twitter feed of Karl the Star Forger:
Let me explain :
— Karl the Star Forger (@KarlSpookbuster) September 29, 2021
EDF reactors are an oddity in the Western World. They were pretty much never uprated.
The French Nuclear Industry did studies for some but thought there was "not enough demand" and the plans didn't go through.
Also via Karl, a blast to the past French solution for Britain's petrol woes:
Dire qu'il n'avait pas pensé à l'effet rebond... https://t.co/ii9OXkS5TC
— Pierre Beyssac (@pbeyssac) October 2, 2021
More of Karl's thinking.
Which reminds me:
Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank
....MUCH MORE