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		illiarian on April 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany Nuclear plants plants "change gears" at 3-5% of their nameplate capacity. https://www.oecd-nea.org/upload/docs/application/pdf/2021-12...

ragebol on April 26, 2023 | [–]

But is that enough? How fast does demand rise and drop on an average and a bad day?

illiarian on April 26, 2023 | | [–]

There are graphs in the report.

Schroedingersat on April 27, 2023 | [–]

But they don't because even operating as often as they are able, the french fleet makes a massive loss.

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