Re:The first Gen III+ Nuclear plant begins fuel loading
by dahfizz on Friday October 14, 2022 @09:36PM
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> I still think based on my back of the napkin calculations that solar + wind + storage (with the above mentioned subsidies) can be a compelling alternative to nuclear.
Where is the storage coming from? These reactors will produce 20 giga-watt-hours during the darkest 8 hours of the day.
That's ten times the battery capacity of every Tesla ever made, put together.
In one night.
This level of power would fill the worlds largest pumped hydro station in just over an hour.
We don't have the storage. It doesn't matter how cheap it is per unit or what your back of the napkin calculation says.
Where is the storage coming from? These reactors will produce 20 giga-watt-hours during the darkest 8 hours of the day.
That's ten times the battery capacity of every Tesla ever made, put together.
In one night.
This level of power would fill the worlds largest pumped hydro station in just over an hour.
We don't have the storage. It doesn't matter how cheap it is per unit or what your back of the napkin calculation says.