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> nuclear reactors kept as a backup AFAICT nuclear doesn't work that way, it's best for giving a constant output for years, rather than being able to be brough
by Nursie 4y ago
> nuclear reactors kept as a backup
AFAICT nuclear doesn't work that way, it's best for giving a constant output for years, rather than being able to be brought up and down.
- greenthrow 4y agoIt in fact does not work that way at all. Nuclear is the worst idea for an on demand power source. A dam is better.
- jeroenhd 4y agoPerhaps backup was the wrong word, what I meant is more like "baseline". Renewables can be scaled up and down much easier than nuclear, so the nuclear power output should be about constant, with wind turbine being stopped to prevent overgeneration.