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Comment by amanaplanacanal

7 hours ago

They got what they wanted. They are still successfully killing solar and wind projects.

I'll be surprised if this project actually gets built, though.

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hunterpayne  6 hours ago

I don't think killing solar and wind projects is what the greens do. The problems with solar and wind are entirely due to the laws of physics. They get large advantages in the energy markets in most places. They have been very effective in preventing nuclear though which ironically does so much real world damage to their cause that all the rest of what they do is a drop in the bucket.

  • croes  4 hours ago

    Our problem isn’t energy production, it’s storage.

    Nuclear power plants aren’t flexible enough for sudden changes in energy consumption.

    • Moldoteck  2 hours ago

      Nuclear power is one of the most flexible sources of power, especially PWR's with ALFC or even more so - BWR's You can actually see how France is flexing in the summer on RTE website

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    • mpweiher  3 hours ago

      The storage problem is home-made, because our problem is intermittent renewables that can't produce on-demand.

      With consistent producers like nuclear there is no storage problem.

      And of course the Natrium plant has the buffer so it can ramp grid output up and down while maintaining the reactor at consistent power levels.

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    • chickenbig  3 hours ago

      France seems to work. They have plenty of nuclear power that is flexible. And you can have other forms of consumption flexibility; otherwise wind and solar are really in trouble.

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