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Modern nuclear plants (with 50+ years of safety lessons) for baseload and a mix of other sources (wind, solar, etc) sounds ideal.
by mjevans 6y ago
Modern nuclear plants (with 50+ years of safety lessons) for baseload and a mix of other sources (wind, solar, etc) sounds ideal.
- sir_bearington 6y agoPeak energy consumption happens in the evening, when solar isn't producing any energy. And nuclear costs just as much to run at partial capacity as it does to run a full capacity. So if you build enough nuclear plants to support the grid when solar and wind isn't producing, then there's no reason to build any solar and wind. Nuclear makes the intermittent sources redundant.
- bob29 6y agoIf nuclear isn't subsidized by military uses its energy negative when you factor in mining, enrichment, and operation.