Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu...
by ehvatum on Sunday August 14, 2022 @11:51PM
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Generating electricity from sunlight and wind is anything but free. I prefer to pay $0.12/kWh for nuclear energy, as compared to $1.75/kWh for wind or solar, in fact.
Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu...
by ncmncm on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:41AM
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If you know you have to lie to make your case, what does that say about your case?
And, who do you imagine you are fooling?
Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu...
by ehvatum on Friday August 19, 2022 @02:40PM
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I don’t follow. If anything, the nuclear energy electric rate I quoted is too high.
Regarding Diablo Canyon nuclear plant: “The plant produces electricity for about 6 cents per kWh, less than the average cost of 10.1 cents per kWh that PG&E paid for electricity from other suppliers in 2014.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Canyon_Power_Plant#:~....
As with fission, most of the operating costs would have nothing to do with buying fuel. Solar and wind power suffer none of these costs, so fusion, like fission, would be wholly unable to produce power at a price anyone would pay without being forced to.
The fission plants still operating will find themselves increasingly unable to produce power at a price anyone will pay, so will be mothballed long short of their design life.