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Re:Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI p... by closewith on Friday September 20, 2024 @10:15AM (#41602224)
Well, that's a false dichotomy, because no-one's (at least no-one reasonable and in good faith) is suggesting shifting the grid entirely to nuclear. Instead, a diverse set of generation sources is ideal, including solar, wind, nuclear and hydro.
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Re:Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI p... by pjc50 on Friday September 20, 2024 @10:55AM (#41602602)
Dunno, all the nuclear advocates seem to contrast it with wind/solar, which are also much cheaper and quicker capital investments.
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Re:Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI p... by closewith on Friday September 20, 2024 @12:03PM (#41603288)
Well, the point of this thread is that's only true until a sufficient level of availability is required, and then nuclear (and fossil thermal plants) all of a sudden become a viable option again.
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Re:Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI p... by mpweiher on Saturday September 21, 2024 @06:55AM (#41609137)
Nope, virtually all nuclear advocates call for combined renewable/nuclear grids.

Nuclear and reliable renewables for base load, intermittent renewables for intermittent load where and when it matches.

Wind/solar are not cheaper. Per kWh they are more expensive. Thanks to China, they are a lower and smaller-grained capital investment.

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