>>11376835Nuclear best operates if it's subsidized because doing it all private is risky for the people going into it due to the innate nature of it. It's not a flaw but kinda what happens when you have something that makes money in non-immediate ways and is prone to construction delays.
Japan needs it because it has little to work with.
France was because of what you said and because it helps it's industry (and it has Mali fora little boost).
China just likes going with wide energy options but every part of China is very independent in what it chooses for it's energy need so some parts are coal, others renewable and others nuclear.
Russia uses it's energy money from fossil fuels to help fund nuclear projects. UAE will get a brand new plant.