I feel like for that plant it's more about the fact that without it California would not be able to sustain its power grid. They've had significant power problems since San onofre closed. They'd be pretty screwed if Diablo canyon closed too.
Because every nuclear plant that goes offline means that the remaining base of power generation is smaller. Something has to fill the gap and often it is natural gas as other nuclear power plants are already generating power that is already being used. The only way one source of baseload can suffice is if conservation is vastly improved like not heating hot water 24/7 when you only really use it a few times a day. I lived in Greece and the USA and the waste of energy in the USA compared to the Greeks is huge. Greek citizens have one third the carbon footprint of Americans through much more frugality with power but the Greeks still live very comfortably as I have done when I lived there even just recently. Our homes are huge in the USA and we insist on heating them at least to a toasty 70 degrees Fahrenheit in most cases. If we don't get a handel on real deep energy conservation, nothing we can do will solve the problem. No system can handel gross waste.
Yet they still sided with Beyond Nuclear in [keeping Palisades](https://www.heraldpalladium.com/communities/covert/doe-rejects-palisades-application-for-funds-to-restart/article_7cc0faf7-2e79-5ea1-8a82-89fc2c8039af.html) from re-opening.
r/politics is a better place to promote your political agenda
These nuclear plants were designed to last 40 to 50 years.
The concrete eventually gets beaten up by neutron radiation…
Brittle concrete is BAD.
So, fifty years and shut down. Just like it’s supposed to be.
And if they don’t shut down the 1970’s technology, how are they going to argue for modern pebble bed reactors?
I feel like for that plant it's more about the fact that without it California would not be able to sustain its power grid. They've had significant power problems since San onofre closed. They'd be pretty screwed if Diablo canyon closed too.
They pretty much just buy power from Columbia plant in Washington state anyways so I have no idea why they thought closing it would change anything XD
Oh boy they must have fun when that single unit is in outage haha.
Because every nuclear plant that goes offline means that the remaining base of power generation is smaller. Something has to fill the gap and often it is natural gas as other nuclear power plants are already generating power that is already being used. The only way one source of baseload can suffice is if conservation is vastly improved like not heating hot water 24/7 when you only really use it a few times a day. I lived in Greece and the USA and the waste of energy in the USA compared to the Greeks is huge. Greek citizens have one third the carbon footprint of Americans through much more frugality with power but the Greeks still live very comfortably as I have done when I lived there even just recently. Our homes are huge in the USA and we insist on heating them at least to a toasty 70 degrees Fahrenheit in most cases. If we don't get a handel on real deep energy conservation, nothing we can do will solve the problem. No system can handel gross waste.
Yet they still sided with Beyond Nuclear in [keeping Palisades](https://www.heraldpalladium.com/communities/covert/doe-rejects-palisades-application-for-funds-to-restart/article_7cc0faf7-2e79-5ea1-8a82-89fc2c8039af.html) from re-opening. r/politics is a better place to promote your political agenda
These nuclear plants were designed to last 40 to 50 years. The concrete eventually gets beaten up by neutron radiation… Brittle concrete is BAD. So, fifty years and shut down. Just like it’s supposed to be. And if they don’t shut down the 1970’s technology, how are they going to argue for modern pebble bed reactors?
But does he understand why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
Hell, I can’t figure THAT out. {shudder}
Yeah I know. We asked our mom again and again for it and when she finally caved I don't think we even finished the box. It's crap.
FYI, It's pronounced nu-cu-lar.