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In reply to the discussion: Joe Romm: Why James Hansen Is Wrong About Nuclear Power [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)7. Yep, a baseload system around nuclear would lock in heavy natgas consumption
In addition to the fact that nuclear reactors have to be prepared at all times for the immediate unscheduled loss of the entire capacity of every nuclear reactor on line (and that alone requires FAR MORE SPINNING RESERVES than any combination of even high penetration renewables) we'd also be moving to an economic paradigm where load following devolves in perpetuity to natural gas.
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Then we pass like every other "innovative" exponentially growing population that has gone before us.
hunter
Jan 2016
#34
You claim I “have been an unambiguous promoter of nuclear power for years.”
OKIsItJustMe
Jan 2016
#18
Riiiight.... " Regulators question CO2 plan for $19.3 billion Virginia nuclear reactor"
kristopher
Jan 2016
#25
Since, at 440 reactors nuclear only supplied about 2% of global final energy supply...
kristopher
Jan 2016
#37