Comments by "Daniel Larson" (@daniellarson3068) on "Where in the World: Quartzite and Greentech" video.

@TimoHHH Big centralized plants take advantage of something called the economy of scale.. Big nuke plants need materials to run. They need fuel every couple of years, gaskets and filters, etc. Then they work. they produce pretty good paying jobs, safe reliable power and don't clutter up too much landscape. They can be out of sight and out of mind. You don't need an extra facility to store energy for you during your short down times. It can take a while to build them or some get built in 3-4 years. Once they are there they seem to serve the needs of people quite well. Just do what works. It's the sensible thing.
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Nice background - Peter says, "Wind is great." There certainly is a mystique about the great sailing ships of the past. "And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking." Some day they may write poetry about old wind generators. I think the options that can be built any where and take little space will overtake wind in the next iteration.
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@trojanthedog Refueling outages have been typically 18 months to 2 years. After 2 years they at least have to shuffle the fuel in the core to ensure even burnup rates. Turbine maintenance will also be needed at that time. Submarine reactors can go 20 years on one load of fuel. The German people are known to be pragmatic. They have possibly some of the best engineers in the world. They will find a solution to their energy issues.
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