GreyShuck to United KingdomEnglish · 11 months agoUK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down11
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkUK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’www.theguardian.comGreyShuck to United KingdomEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareNaich@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoThere needs to be a mix of sources, and unfortunately nuclear is the best way to provide a reliable source that can be ramped up or down instantly to plug gaps in supply from renewables.
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoRamping up nuclear is not instant and is not ideal because it causes more waste by altering the working lifetime of the fuel.
minus-squarenonailsleft@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoEven then it’s preferable to gas
minus-squareNaich@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 months agoThey should have been ramping it up 20 years ago. Short-termism fucks us again. Better late than never, I suppose.
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·11 months agoGas is not a renewable or green.
minus-squarenonailsleft@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago… So what do you when there’s no wind or sun?
There needs to be a mix of sources, and unfortunately nuclear is the best way to provide a reliable source that can be ramped up or down instantly to plug gaps in supply from renewables.
Ramping up nuclear is not instant and is not ideal because it causes more waste by altering the working lifetime of the fuel.
Even then it’s preferable to gas
They should have been ramping it up 20 years ago. Short-termism fucks us again. Better late than never, I suppose.
Gas is not a renewable or green.
… So what do you when there’s no wind or sun?