Re:Bags of debris from Fukushima disaster swept away in typhoon
by juanuys on Monday October 14, 2019 @08:53AM
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The TerraPower story is the one which really makes me despise Trump.
Countries like Germany are all in on renewables, but then you have days where it's cloudy and the wind isn't blowing, and what do they do? Buy from France, who are invested in nuclear.
Re:Bags of debris from Fukushima disaster swept away in typhoon
by jaynetics on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:10PM
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Are you arguing that Germany's approach is somehow "hypocritical"?
It could also be argued that what Germany does demonstrates that a combination of renewables and energy trade can work, and thus that more renewable energy in Europe is feasible. Wind is not gonna stop blowing everywhere at once, and solar makes up less of the mix.
By the way, about a third of Germany's renewable energy is not weather dependent (biomass, hydro, trash, a dozen geothermal plants etc.)
Re:Bags of debris from Fukushima disaster swept away in typhoon
by downrightmike on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:43PM
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That is actually a really good argument to interconnect the grids better. Less wasted power, with old sources limited, but useful. Not everyone needs nuclear as long as someone has it for off hours.
TerraPower has some good designs.