Sweden’s incoming cabinet says new nuclear reactors will be built

Re:Sweden’s incoming cabinet says new nuclear reactors will ... by tpmx on Friday October 14, 2022 @06:39PM (#33209634)

Hello.

"Nuclear has always had massive scaling issues because leaving base load power generation means ever lower capacity factors."

So Swedish electricity generation used to be about 50% hydro and 50% nuclear. It worked really well for decades and made/kept us rich. Then we shut down half of the nuclear capacity and tried to replace with wind. It didn't really work.

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Re:Sweden’s incoming cabinet says new nuclear reactors will ... by Retric on Friday October 14, 2022 @06:45PM (#33209684)

I largely agree. Sweden is close to a best case for nuclear as hydroelectric power can easily solve the dispatchable generation and solar isn’t viable. It’s still going to need significant subsides to hit 50%, but nowhere near what counties with less Hydro would need.

They even have cold temperatures to boost power plant efficiency and make district heating very useful.

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