• SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org
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    8 hours ago

    Where’s an example for an operating nuclear power-plant that can be dialed down to match demand?

    Afaik they have lots of momentum (for days even), and even their propenents argue for them being critical for providing a base supply1. Never have I heard anyone claiming they’d be good for matching fluctuating demand. Can you back that up?

    Or are you getting your anti-reneweblaes lobbying talking points mixed up? That argument is usually used for natural gas plants.

    1 which doesn’t make sense in a renewables dominated grid.

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      6 hours ago

      The closer the rods are to each other, the more collisions occur per unit time, and the more heat is generated.