Just required cooling towers could cost $16 Billion, that gets you more than 30 GW of solar these days. Many more expenses dealing with seismic threat. Foolish, really foolish, to support that plant.
The strange thing is, this the perfect opportunity to yammer about pebble beds or some other phantasy and concede that Indian Point should be closed. Yet all we get is defense of the indefensible. A plant that is operating without a license in a manifestly dangerous condition at a site where no thermal power plant should be, must be defended.
It turns out that suprising little storage in the form of batteries is needed. Changing time of use makes RE work. Mostly AC and water heating demand response does the job.
Hydro increases fish habitat but can be a problem for fish that migrate if they are not provided passage. Indian Point, on the other hand, just kills fish.
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Just required cooling towers could cost $16 Billion, that gets you more than 30 GW of solar these days. Many more expenses dealing with seismic threat. Foolish, really foolish, to support that plant.
It is still going on. Kind of a joke repose if it were not so sad. http://vtdigger.org/2016/02/18...
France is closing reactors and cutting back because of cost and safety concerns. http://www.irishtimes.com/news...
Huge leaks of radiation.
Turns out Diablo Canyon is too expensive to save. You get much more clean wind and solar for the same cost.
Wood does not scale much but it has been working in Maine. 100% Wind, Water Solar has been demonstrated affordable and feasible for all 50 states.
The problem is solved in any case with power more than made up. http://www.greentechmedia.com/...
Thanks Entergy.
Vermont Yankee....
The claim of high emissions is not supported by the link.
Wood is not a fossil fuel.
And you'd be wrong. It is Entergy we are talking about here.
The EPA'S clean power plan goes together with EV adoption.
But carbon tax is wrong way to go. Boosting CAFE standards up to 120 mpg would be faster.
The strange thing is, this the perfect opportunity to yammer about pebble beds or some other phantasy and concede that Indian Point should be closed. Yet all we get is defense of the indefensible. A plant that is operating without a license in a manifestly dangerous condition at a site where no thermal power plant should be, must be defended.
Nope. It was a special inspection forced by the AG. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry...
France is reducing reliance on nuclear power.
Again, tropical resevoirs are the issue. Regardless, new nuclear is dirty since it most rely on low quality ore. http://www.stormsmith.nl/i07.h...
Read it again.
Fukushima affected Germany's schedule to end nuclear power, but there is more to the coal story. http://www.renewablesinternati...
It turns out that suprising little storage in the form of batteries is needed. Changing time of use makes RE work. Mostly AC and water heating demand response does the job.
Nope, the AG forced them into it, and the reactor is still closed.
"Specific site" means tropical resevoirs.
New York is phasing out coal power and will be done with it by 2020. https://www.fractracker.org/20...
You are confused. Reading could help you.
Hydro increases fish habitat but can be a problem for fish that migrate if they are not provided passage. Indian Point, on the other hand, just kills fish.