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Re:How do you make safe, cheap nuclear reactors? Bury them a... by modo_mario on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @11:47AM (#41368848)
What renewable starts to produce more towards the winter to compensate for this especially since that's when energy consumption also rises?
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Re:How do you make safe, cheap nuclear reactors? Bury them a... by butlike on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:33PM (#41369465)
Could it be possible to harness the weight of the snowfall, ice, or something else to power a turbine?
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Re:How do you make safe, cheap nuclear reactors? Bury them a... by layer8 on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @02:30PM (#41371059)
Luckily it’s summer in one hemisphere when it’s winter in the other. Unfortunately a global grid seems infeasible in the foreseeable future.
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