Thanks for the notes on the mixed results for ramping of current reactors. I tend to believe the French 1/3,…
You can reach the same conclusion simply from the economics. Nuclear reactors have very high fixed capital costs. Running them…
EdF has a lot capacity besides atom power. Their largest fast ramping capacity is hydro-power and this they have to…
Your analysis lacks negative power prices. At that point, the marginal cost of running is high and is a good…
You really should read this. Many answers to your questions and corrections to what you write. I have learn a…
I'm not a nuclear physicist by any means, but is my understanding that shutting down a nuclear reactor causes the…
[…] summer, I summed up my preliminary findings in this blog. The technical capability of reactors to ramp is clearly…
Hi Craig, thanks for writing, lots to consider. Does your research consider whether a significant roll-out of storage technologies (whatever…
As LesEchos.fr speculates the next closures after Fessenheim would be the plants in Bugey and Tricastin with combined 8 reactors…
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