Calm down. The most recent nuclear plant to begin operation did so about twenty years ago, so I think that we can characterize all of them as “aging”. These “aging” nuclear plants are running at an average capacity factor of about 90%, which is pretty darn impressive and which is evidence that this “aging” factor that has you so upset probably really isn’t a detriment to safe, efficient, and economic operation.
France, for what it is worth, will be laughing all the way to the bank as it sells electricity throughout Europe because the Germans and the Italians took counsel of their fears.
I am sorry that you have a problem with sandbags.
And we are now holding up the French as role models ? Interesting. You probably used to use the Japanese, I gather ?