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Re: Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the meantime, a barebones crew operates Chernobyl infrastructure, while the sacrophagus was shelled by Russian troops. Europes nuclear power Zaporizhzhia plant is surrounded by Russian troops and sustained damage: > At 11:28pm local time on the 3 March 2022, a column of 10 Russian armored vehicles and two tanks cautiously approached the Power Plant.[18][19][20] The action commenced at 12:48am on the 4 March when U…

> In the meantime, a barebones crew operates Chernobyl infrastructure, while the sacrophagus was shelled by Russian troops. and even under these conditions, once again, zero deaths the point you're trying to make actually works against you

> and even under these conditions, once again, zero deaths

Huge strawman. By the same logic one could claim that climate change is not a big deal because the worst hasn't happened yet.

Re: Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof

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post #9

About 1/2 of nuclear power plants in France are down because of maintenance and/or repairs[1][2]: > France's nuclear fleet has been hit by unprecedented outages this winter with half of its 56 reactors currently unavailable. This is happening in a country where most people use electric heating[3] while the temperatures dropped a bit recently (minimal temperatures are mostly below zero centigrade, while max. doesn't g…

Yet another reason that nuclear isn't the panacea it is presented as here.

I’m not sure if it is being presented as one? It’s one of a mix of technologies that can offer strategic coverage to specific geographic and industrial use cases.

Re: Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof

#73
post #9

About 1/2 of nuclear power plants in France are down because of maintenance and/or repairs[1][2]: > France's nuclear fleet has been hit by unprecedented outages this winter with half of its 56 reactors currently unavailable. This is happening in a country where most people use electric heating[3] while the temperatures dropped a bit recently (minimal temperatures are mostly below zero centigrade, while max. doesn't g…

Yet another reason that nuclear isn't the panacea it is presented as here.

We export a lot of our electricity. I suspect that hasn’t suddenly stopped just because some of our plants are offline.

There’s no country on earth which can give lessons to France on energy independence ESPECIALLY NOW, honestly.

Re: Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof

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post #9

About 1/2 of nuclear power plants in France are down because of maintenance and/or repairs[1][2]: > France's nuclear fleet has been hit by unprecedented outages this winter with half of its 56 reactors currently unavailable. This is happening in a country where most people use electric heating[3] while the temperatures dropped a bit recently (minimal temperatures are mostly below zero centigrade, while max. doesn't g…

Yet another reason that nuclear isn't the panacea it is presented as here.

Nuclear is the worst form of stable, non-fossil fuel energy source, except all the other ones we tried. Or do you have an alternative in mind?

Re: Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yet another reason that nuclear isn't the panacea it is presented as here.

We export a lot of our electricity. I suspect that hasn’t suddenly stopped just because some of our plants are offline. There’s no country on earth which can give lessons to France on energy independence ESPECIALLY NOW, honestly.

https://www.rte-france.com/en/eco2mix/cross-border-electrici...

You import more than you export. Which is expected when half of your reactors are offline.

Re: Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof

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post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yet another reason that nuclear isn't the panacea it is presented as here.

Nuclear is the worst form of stable, non-fossil fuel energy source, except all the other ones we tried. Or do you have an alternative in mind?

It's not a simple solution, but a plan for a long-term, robust, self-sustaining world: A good mix of {solar, wind, geothermal, hydro (as storage), biomass, tidal} combined with long-range energy transmission, grid storage, energy efficient buildings, transport, city planning and industrial processes.

Of course let's not close existing plants germany-style while we do it (in the next few decades), but lets not kid ourselves that nuclear fission can power a stable, robust and resilient society that can last thousand of years.

Re: Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof

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post #4

France (One year graph): https://www.epexspot.com/en/market-data?market_area=FR&tradi... Germany (One year graph): https://www.epexspot.com/en/market-data?market_area=DE-LU&tr... Now for some extra fun, overlay this with graphs over CO2 emissions.

> Now for some extra fun, overlay this with graphs over CO2 emissions. Some other fun: Overlay this with a graph of nuclear waste production.

* Designate literally 1sq mile away from everyone.

* Install a single swimming pool. Maybe a hot tub. Leave out Tiki bar.

* Put 'waste' there.

* Realize this argument is stupid.

Re: Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof

#79
post #9

About 1/2 of nuclear power plants in France are down because of maintenance and/or repairs[1][2]: > France's nuclear fleet has been hit by unprecedented outages this winter with half of its 56 reactors currently unavailable. This is happening in a country where most people use electric heating[3] while the temperatures dropped a bit recently (minimal temperatures are mostly below zero centigrade, while max. doesn't g…

Yet another reason that nuclear isn't the panacea it is presented as here.

I'm French, we let it degrade, it wasn't an inevitability, it's just that since a few decades we run the country more like a lean startup (what do I need in 6 months) rather than like a nation (what will I need in 50 years) and obviously this is the exact opposite of what you want when it comes to nuclear
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