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Re:Switzerland votes against strict timetable for nuclear po... by petre on Sunday November 27, 2016 @05:27PM (#13051979)
And replace base load nuclear power stations with what? Coal? Gas from Russia? I don't know if they have any usable geothermal resources but that would be the only sound renewable replacement for nuclear.
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Re:Switzerland votes against strict timetable for nuclear po... by pif on Sunday November 27, 2016 @05:40PM (#13052049)
> And replace base load nuclear power stations with what?

Indeed, that's the fundamental question!

It's easy to be against something for its drawbacks. But a serious discussion must start from either an alternative with similar value and fewer negatives, or a plan to give up the benefits at all.

Just saying "No this, no that" is immature, in my humble opinion.

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Re:Switzerland votes against strict timetable for nuclear po... by 1wd on Sunday November 27, 2016 @05:54PM (#13052101)
> Currently, no electricity is being produced from geothermal sources in Switzerland. [...]

> The potential for geothermal electricity production in Switzerland is very high, but there is still a great deal of uncertainty regarding the associated costs and feasibility. [...]

> Experts anticipate that, by 2030, around a dozen geothermal plants will be in operation which will produce a combined total of 800 GWh of electricity.

http://www.bfe.admin.ch/themen/00490/00501/?lang=en

(Nuclear power in Switzerland in 2015 produced 23'000 GWh.)

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