Nuclear forms a base load of power that’s consistent day to day and far cheaper to reliably produce than wind or solar.
Wind and solar create cheap abundance during optimal periods, but are expensive to store long term
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Korne127@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Every dollar / euro / whatever invested in nuclear power should have been invested in real renewable energy for a bigger impact and a better sustainable transition to green energy.
It gets especially funny when you can’t use the powerplants in the summer anymore because it gets too hot for the cooling water like it has been in France.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Forester@yiffit.net 1 month ago
You dolt there was never a problem with cooling the plants. The issue was that there is red tape that limits how much water the plant can discharge into the Rhine. That could have easily been addressed if the plants were just allowed to cycle more water. The water is put through a heat exchanger and then cycled back to the river. If more water can be piped through then the reactor can maintain full power.