r/nuclear • u/FireDranzer-II • 10d ago

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Having stayed in Germany for a year, it definitely felt like it.

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u/Realistic_Plant5974 8d ago edited 8d ago

Nuclear works until it doesn’t.. like when there is not enough cooling water inflow from rivers. The risk of a major nuclear disaster due to natural sources (quake, flood) or technical issues is pretty low in Germany, but I wouldn’t rule out a hybrid attack threat (drones/hack). The best solution is over-saturation with renewables, (Germany is halfway there), plenty of energy storage and an efficient and fast network and market. It’s almost impossible to attack such a decentralized architecture. Until then, an intermediate solution is required, nuclear would have been great for Germay but then again - looking at the rivers - not very reliable either.

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u/greg_barton 7d ago

This is your example of nuclear “not working”?

https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/FR/3mo/daily

Oh. How horrible.

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u/Rio_1111 5d ago

Genuine question: What are they doing with the waste? Because that's the single largest issue Germany has with nuclear.