Merlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoNew technology could reduce radioactivity in nuclear waste by up to 80%alpha.leofinance.ioexternal-linkmessage-square115linkfedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down118cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 days ago Nuclear doesn’t work well as baseload since while you can turn it off rather quickly you can’t turn it back on fast when it’s needed again Nuclear is best used for baseload, since while you can turn it off rather quickly you can’t turn it back on fast when it’s needed again
minus-squareknatschus@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·2 days agoYou want to turn of your baseload when there is enough cheap wind and solar energy… Like that’s the whole point of baseload
minus-squaredgdft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days ago Power plants that do not change their power output quickly, such as some large coal or nuclear plants, are generally called baseload power plants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_load
Nuclear is best used for baseload, since while you can turn it off rather quickly you can’t turn it back on fast when it’s needed again
You want to turn of your baseload when there is enough cheap wind and solar energy… Like that’s the whole point of baseload
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_load