First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled::NuScale and its primary partner give up on its first installation.

    • Pipoca@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Peak load is during the day, so initially it’s not really a problem. Going from a grid that’s 0% solar to 10% solar is really easy. The solar is going to just displace peaker plants. You don’t really have to worry about night.

      Going from a grid that’s 70% solar to 80% solar is way more expensive, because you’re probably using all that power at night.

      • frezik@midwest.social
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        1 year ago

        You don’t go all in on solar, that’s dumb and unnecessary. The wind blows when the sun doesn’t shine. We have lots of historical data on how the two would perform and how long a lull would be when neither are performing. Pad that number, put in enough storage to cover that period, and there you go.

        Getting to 95% solar/wind/storage is relatively easy. Nuclear does not help this mix. It just makes it more expensive.