Re:Several US utilities back out of deal to build novel nucl...
by throw0101a on Saturday April 24, 2021 @11:33AM
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> We can do it with control rods,
Also note that there is 'turning off/down' thermally and electrically.
Once the steam is created, all of it is usually sent to the turbines. But if a nuclear plant need to dial back output, it is possible to route the steam to some place else where it's dissipated and not used to spin a turbine.
You can see this in some of the generator numbers for the Ontario grid, specifically for today (2021-04-24), DARLINGTON-G1 had reduced output:
Also note that there is 'turning off/down' thermally and electrically.
Once the steam is created, all of it is usually sent to the turbines. But if a nuclear plant need to dial back output, it is possible to route the steam to some place else where it's dissipated and not used to spin a turbine.
You can see this in some of the generator numbers for the Ontario grid, specifically for today (2021-04-24), DARLINGTON-G1 had reduced output:
* https://www.sygration.com/gendata/today.html