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> The nuclear plant can be relied upon to produce its full rated 1.2GW 24/7/365 absent maintenance periods scheduled well in advance. Yes. That is exactly what
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
> The nuclear plant can be relied upon to produce its full rated 1.2GW 24/7/365 absent maintenance periods scheduled well in advance.
Yes. That is exactly what is happening in france.
If you are willing to spend $23000/kW you can get a wholly renewable + storage system with 5 or 6 9s of uptime in months rather than decades vs. best case of 93% for nuclear. You'll also get 10kW net or so of variable power on top of your guaranteed 1kW.