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> The UK’s average nuclear load factor for 1970 to 2017 was 67.4 per cent. Finland's load factor over the last 3 years has been above 90%, as was the USA. Germ
by chickenbig 2y ago
> The UK’s average nuclear load factor for 1970 to 2017 was 67.4 per cent.
Finland's load factor over the last 3 years has been above 90%, as was the USA. Germany was up at 94% until ... stuff happened.
> At its lowest point, France’s nuclear availability sat at around 40% of maximum capacity for about a month.
Would they have shut down those reactors if alternatives were unavailable? I think they would have probably continued to run them, with permission of the regulators (at the behest of the government).
> All single power generators need to be backed up for downtime.
I'm not sure I follow what this statement means. What does "single" mean, as the preceeding comment talks about correlated downtime. Should we ensure that all methane plants are backed up too?