People need to distinguish between correlation and causality.
The current nuclear output , at 41.6GW remains unchanged , as some other reactors simply increased the generation, and remain the same compared with before the shutdowns.
The reason for the price hike is one, and one alone: generation based on natural gas is not profitable below 190€/MWh and contrary r/Europe , nuclear can’t be used for load following purposes. Nuclear is a base load generation technology.
Nuclear plant closures are not the issue – the issue is a recurrent problem of corrosion and radiation damage to piping and pumps and containment vessels, in a very specific form of nuclear reactor : pressurized water combined with uranium fission.
It is only possible to get rid of pressurized water via the use of molten salts as the thermal conducting and transporting / conveyance agent / modality.
The French state is way behind the times of this – unnecessarily so,
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french people, how much do you pay per kWh? we germanz pay about 30c/kWh and I find it expensive.
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People need to distinguish between correlation and causality.
The current nuclear output , at 41.6GW remains unchanged , as some other reactors simply increased the generation, and remain the same compared with before the shutdowns.
The reason for the price hike is one, and one alone: generation based on natural gas is not profitable below 190€/MWh and contrary r/Europe , nuclear can’t be used for load following purposes. Nuclear is a base load generation technology.
Nuclear plant closures are not the issue – the issue is a recurrent problem of corrosion and radiation damage to piping and pumps and containment vessels, in a very specific form of nuclear reactor : pressurized water combined with uranium fission.
It is only possible to get rid of pressurized water via the use of molten salts as the thermal conducting and transporting / conveyance agent / modality.
The French state is way behind the times of this – unnecessarily so,
[deleted]
*not news*
to the moon 🚀🚀🚀
french people, how much do you pay per kWh? we germanz pay about 30c/kWh and I find it expensive.