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In reply to the discussion: Nuclear Reactor Pool Fire/Huge Risks in U.S. According to Unpublicized NRC Study [View all]madokie
(51,076 posts)53. You don't change the rotational speed of an AC generator to regulate the voltage output
the HZ yes but not the voltage.
The statement was that Nuclear or coal are not good at being used as load following due to their large mass. Cut it back to throttle the output down and the cooling system has to go into overtime trying to lower the temperature down to the new normal. So it is not normally done. Thats the statement. If the heat is not being used as it was designed it has to dump the excess load, hense the cooling system in overtime. Two ways to get rid of the heat, use it to power a turbine or send it to the cooling system.
Oh BTW I seen what you did there
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Nuclear Reactor Pool Fire/Huge Risks in U.S. According to Unpublicized NRC Study [View all]
kristopher
Feb 2014
OP
Yes, they love to hide behind the difficulty in tracking nuclear related cancer related fatalities
kristopher
Feb 2014
#14
A consortium of nuclear companies that self insure doesn't really qualify as "commercial insurer"...
kristopher
Feb 2014
#22
That is exactly what the major accident coverage is - and they don't pay "premiums"
kristopher
Feb 2014
#24
You don't change the rotational speed of an AC generator to regulate the voltage output
madokie
Feb 2014
#53
The filing to the NRC (the PDF) asks them to make changes in how they license reactors
kristopher
Feb 2014
#12