Comments on: Why nuclear power is only half the answer http://things.auditblogs.com/2008/06/15/why-nuclear-power-is-only-half-the-answer/ A blog of incomprehension Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:45:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: John A http://things.auditblogs.com/2008/06/15/why-nuclear-power-is-only-half-the-answer/#comment-360 John A Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:20:37 +0000 http://things.auditblogs.com/2008/06/15/why-nuclear-power-is-only-half-the-answer/#comment-360 Unfortunately nuclear power does not provide the flexibility to be able to do any of those admirable things. Unfortunately nuclear power does not provide the flexibility to be able to do any of those admirable things.

]]> By: Kit http://things.auditblogs.com/2008/06/15/why-nuclear-power-is-only-half-the-answer/#comment-359 Kit Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:45:24 +0000 http://things.auditblogs.com/2008/06/15/why-nuclear-power-is-only-half-the-answer/#comment-359 Sir David King in one of his more sensible moments said: “Nuclear energy has to be on all the time; so once you’ve switched on a power station, you keep running. So the answer to your question, in my view, is fairly simple. You draw as much power from nuclear as you need at the lowest demand time, which would be mid-summer, which is about 35% of peak. So, I would say 35% of our maximum demand for electricity should come from nuclear. This keeps the total cost of electricity down...” http://web.mac.com/sinfonia1/Global_Warming_Politics/A_Hot_Topic_Blog/Entries/2008/5/29_The_Blue_Rabbit_Must_Be_Brave_Too.html Sir David King in one of his more sensible moments said:

“Nuclear energy has to be on all the time; so once you’ve switched on a power station, you keep running. So the answer to your question, in my view, is fairly simple. You draw as much power from nuclear as you need at the lowest demand time, which would be mid-summer, which is about 35% of peak. So, I would say 35% of our maximum demand for electricity should come from nuclear. This keeps the total cost of electricity down…”

http://web.mac.com/sinfonia1/Global_Warming_Politics/A_Hot_Topic_Blog/Entries/2008/5/29_The_Blue_Rabbit_Must_Be_Brave_Too.html

]]> By: Chris H http://things.auditblogs.com/2008/06/15/why-nuclear-power-is-only-half-the-answer/#comment-358 Chris H Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:13:00 +0000 http://things.auditblogs.com/2008/06/15/why-nuclear-power-is-only-half-the-answer/#comment-358 The obvious answer is to use the surplus power to synthesize hydrocarbons, which are used in transport where electricity is impractical or impossible (road haulage and air travel). Nuclear energy could be used in processes such as the creation of biofuels, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using fuel cells, creating hydrocarbons from cellulose and recovering oil from oil shale deposits. France's nuclear program is state run and is thus very inflexible. Put the power generation into private hands and let competition and the market take care of the rest. The obvious answer is to use the surplus power to synthesize hydrocarbons, which are used in transport where electricity is impractical or impossible (road haulage and air travel).

Nuclear energy could be used in processes such as the creation of biofuels, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using fuel cells, creating hydrocarbons from cellulose and recovering oil from oil shale deposits.

France’s nuclear program is state run and is thus very inflexible. Put the power generation into private hands and let competition and the market take care of the rest.

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