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Re:Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corruption (2021) by merb on Monday May 30, 2022 @12:01PM (#31560373)
I’m optimistic we could find a way to ramp solar/wind up and down. We don’t do it now because it’s easier to run it at full capacity for economic and safety reasons. Adding some thermal storage (which the SMR companies are trying) or varying the reaction rate are in the area of research but certainly seem feasible.
Re:Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corruption (2021) by sanderjd on Monday May 30, 2022 @12:38PM (#31560776)
We can't ramp them up because they are dependent on natural forces (weather patterns and the rotation of the earth) that we can't control.