''So how experienced were the French when they first started out...

''So how experienced were the French when they first started out building nuclear power plants in the 50s?''

in the 1950's????????? ------- in France?

in the first days of Nuclear power - a new science --------- 75 years ago?

And you want to compare France? -- which was in a period of amazing growth because of ideas of the Communist party --

France which lead the world on social welfare, social reform, education, etc etc?

ok - well - let's compare France to Oz

Education - free
Health - free
welfare housing - mandated in all departments
industrialised - heavily. Second largest economy in Europe

Oz - now - can't house it's people, can't feed it's people, refuses to educate it's people, is falling behind majorly in STEM -----

read this and wakey wakey --- who are you going to get to think through, design and build your nukes? Ted and Bill from Walkabout Creek???????

Australia faces a significant brain drain in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields according to the provided search results:
Australia ranks low in global innovation indexes, with declining numbers of patents registered[1]. Between 2012 and 2013, 55% of scientific and technical services professionals in Australia switched to non-STEM industries[1].
There is a growing gap between STEM professionals entering and leaving Australia, with many of the best and brightest migrating to other countries like the US and Europe for better opportunities and pay[2]. Around 9% of clicks by STEM job seekers in New South Wales are for jobs in other states, indicating an outflow of highly skilled STEM workers from Sydney[4].
A survey found that 70.6% of scientists in Australia said their workplace had experienced cost-cutting, with insufficient skills development, fewer scientists in decision-making roles, and less science-driven innovation[5]. 19.9% indicated they would leave the profession in coming years due to issues like insecure work, lack of job security, and uncompetitive remuneration[5].
The search results suggest the brain drain is driven by factors like better career prospects, higher salaries, and more research funding available overseas compared to Australia[1][2][5]. Retaining STEM talent is crucial for Australia's future economic prosperity and innovation performance[1].
Citations:
[1] https://impact.monash.edu/economy/how-do-we-fix-stems-brain-drain/
[2] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/brain-drain-stifling-australian-innovation-clifford-rosenberg
[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/australian...n_drain_in_australia_what_should_we_do_about/
[4] https://www.hiringlab.org/au/blog/2017/10/17/sydney-brain-drain/
[5] https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2021/australia-faces-science-brain-drain.html