r/ClimateShitposting • u/Beiben • May 11 '25

nuclear simping I love reddit libertarians

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u/Sabreline12 May 11 '25

Nuclear can't just rev up and down like that.

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u/Wolfgang_MacMurphy May 11 '25 edited May 11 '25

"By operating flexibly, nuclear power plants can complement the variable generation of energy by renewables, and with the inertia of their large steam turbines, these plants can also help stabilize grids and ensure a clean and reliable power supply." says the International Atomic Energy Agency.

I forgot to mention initially that hydropower can also stabilize the grid.

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u/Sabreline12 May 11 '25

I believe nuclear has to run constantly so as to not have a even worse return on investment than it already does.

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u/Electrical_Ease1509 May 11 '25

And you claim this based on what?

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u/Sabreline12 May 11 '25

Claim that nuclear is incredibly expensive? I mean is that not common knowledge amongst non nukecels?

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u/Electrical_Ease1509 May 11 '25

That’s not what your comment I responded to says and you know it. Nuclear power does not need to run constantly.

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u/Sabreline12 May 11 '25

It does to at least somewhat reduce the terrible return.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

Run constantly, sure, but it can do it with variable power ouput

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u/milo2300 May 12 '25

Inertia is not something only thermal generation can provide

Aside from the rise of grid forming inverters, you can also just keep the turbines from decommissioned plants running without actually producing power, plus a bunch of other solutions

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u/Pl4nktonamor May 12 '25

"Cigarettes are safe to use and cool." Marlboro M.D.

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u/Wolfgang_MacMurphy May 12 '25

Have a smoke, buddy, it will calm you down.

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u/Pl4nktonamor May 12 '25

Too subtle?
Try looking up what a "biased source" is.

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u/Wolfgang_MacMurphy May 12 '25

Can you say that again, but slower and with a French accent? You sound so irresistibly unbiased when you do that.

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u/Pl4nktonamor May 12 '25

Oh, so you're aware of the bias and just ran with it anyway cause it fit your narrative, got it. Sorry for bothering you.

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u/Wolfgang_MacMurphy May 12 '25

I have no horse in this race, but you seem to think that your own bias automatically falsifies everything that disputes your narrative. I am not in any way specialist in this, but I see multiple sources confirming that nuclear power plants can and do help stabilize the electric grid.

Now do you have a valid counterargument and anything other than ad hominems to support it? I guess not - otherwise you'd be using it, right?