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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by pfdietz on Sunday July 31, 2022 @09:56AM (#32295496)
Fortunately, that very rarely happens, so backing it up with gas turbine plants (burning hydrogen, ultimately) is cheaper than dealing with the 365/24/7 high cost of nuclear.
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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by Paradigma11 on Sunday July 31, 2022 @12:56PM (#32296867)
Nice, i would have guessed that duplicating the production infrastructure and the added loss of hydrogen transformation would be more problematic.

Do you have any actual numbers at hand?

"...is cheaper..." is a bit vague.

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by pfdietz on Sunday July 31, 2022 @01:03PM (#32296927)
I'll point to the simulation site I always link to: https://model.energy/

This uses real weather data for various countries and optimize solar + wind + batteries + hydrogen to provide a constant output at minimum cost. The results are interesting. You can tweak the cost assumptions.

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