Merlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNew technology could reduce radioactivity in nuclear waste by up to 80%alpha.leofinance.ioexternal-linkmessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1325
arrow-up1325external-linkNew technology could reduce radioactivity in nuclear waste by up to 80%alpha.leofinance.ioMerlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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 months 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