Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future
by Andrew_nenakhov on Thursday June 16, 2022 @07:59PM
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Are you really arguing that they'd import more gas now if they hadn't shut down the nuclear plants?
Everyone including Germans have understood by now that phasing out nuclear was a mistake, but you still repeat that no, gas dependency good, nuclear power independence bad.
Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future
by ncmncm on Friday June 17, 2022 @02:15AM
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Yes. They would be importing more fossil fuels now if they had not built out wind, and had instead spent the money on their reactors.
Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future
by Andrew_nenakhov on Friday June 17, 2022 @08:43AM
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If they hadn't destroyed their nuclear generation AND created wind&solar, etc, they wouldn't have to import anything from Russia.
For some reason, you (incorrectly) presume that maintaining nuclear energy prevents building wind generators. Also, the money 'spent' on reactors is kinda paid off by customers who pay for the generated electricity.
Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future
by ncmncm on Friday June 17, 2022 @11:58AM
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Money is fungible. Each euro spent on one thing is a euro not spent on a different thing.
Electrical power is also fungible. A kWh delivered is a kWh, whether generated on a nuke or in a wind turbine.
It is a fact that the nukes shut down would have needed a great deal of expensive work to continue operating. Germany elected to spend the money on wind, instead, and it bought them more actually delivered wattage than the shut-down nukes had provided.
If nukes were not the most expensive power source going, I would be all for it.