13 Nov (NucNet): There are only two options – nuclear power and renewable energy sources – to decarbonise an ever increasing electricity sector and of those only nuclear provides “firmly dispatchable” baseload electricity because the variability of renewables requires flexible backup that is frequently provided by carbon-intensive power plants, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency says in a report today.
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Nuclear Is Only Reliable Baseload Power In Fight Against Climate Change, Says NEA
Source: NucNet
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