Re:Sweden Gov Announces 'Massive Expansion' of Nuclear Energy
by doikor on Thursday November 16, 2023 @04:53PM
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> But nuclear isn't very good at quickly and continuously ramping up and down
In terms of kW/min change rate faster then most gas peaker plants used all over the world.
It is a totally different question if that is economical (the costs of a nuclear plant don't really change much when running at 20% or 100%). So most operators run their plants at maximum if possible just like what wind/solar do when it is windy/sunny. France is the big exception to this due to how large portion of their production is nuclear they have to follow the load with some of the reactors.
In terms of kW/min change rate faster then most gas peaker plants used all over the world.
It is a totally different question if that is economical (the costs of a nuclear plant don't really change much when running at 20% or 100%). So most operators run their plants at maximum if possible just like what wind/solar do when it is windy/sunny. France is the big exception to this due to how large portion of their production is nuclear they have to follow the load with some of the reactors.