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Capital expense for nuclear is so high that to be economical you need to run the plants at full power as much a possible. So while you can regulate them (slowly
by adrianN 5y ago
Capital expense for nuclear is so high that to be economical you need to run the plants at full power as much a possible. So while you can regulate them (slowly, there is quite a bit of thermal inertia in the system), it's much cheaper to regulate the renewables.
- koheripbal 5y agoChina has proven that claim false. They hired western nuclear companies to build 20 nuclear plants in China. The high cost in the west is lawsuits and storage facility closures, and outdated regulations.
- notreallyserio 5y agoHow did China choose locations for their plants, and how did they convince folks there it was a good idea? What lessons should we take from them?