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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by XorNot on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @07:49PM (#38788698)
Thus answering the challenge: they're not storage. They're grid stabilization utilities. Because no one expects to run them for more then 30 minutes to an hour while they bring dispatchable generation online.

Which means they're irrelevant to the idea of grid scale energy storage, because they don't meaningfully store anything.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by ViewTrick1002 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @08:19PM (#38788880)
Last year you said they couldn't even meet enough demand for the grid. Now it is 30 minutes to an hour. Next year it will be hours.

How does it feel when the Overton windows moves while nuclear is stuck in the past?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by XorNot on Thursday December 28, 2023 @12:04AM (#38790242)
Because as we all know, the grid is supplied by exactly 1 powerplant, with one energy source, at all times. /s
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