[ RadSafe ] opg

[Joseph Preisig]

Radsafe,
       Clearly nuclear power makes sense for Canada --- 6 months nice
weather and 6 months winter, or so.  The effect of
severe freeze/thaw on solar panels is probably not real helpful for their
durability, longevity etc.  I'm not one to push solar energy
all that much, but I can easily think of ways to keep solar energy running
over times in Canada when it is not snowing.  Is that 85 % of the year or
something else???  85 % is just a guess on my part.
      Since Canada is committed to nuclear power, I expect it will be
around there for quite some time.  We seem to be able to extend the
lifespan of well-working nuclear plants for quite some time.
     Joe Preisig




On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Conway Lowe Family <conlowe at bell.net>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I should have clearer in my message relative to installed capacity and
> actual power output
>
> Only 13,500 MWe is nuclear, but nuclear has produced around 60% of the
> power in each of 2013, 2014 and 2015.   Unlike nuclear, wind and solar
> usually only provide a fraction of their potential installed capacity.
> Even when coal-fired plants were operating, nuclear provided over 50% of
> Ontario's power.  See the percentages in the tables  at the site
> http://www.ieso.ca/Pages/Power-Data/Supply.aspx   given in my message.
>
> Cheers,
> Leo
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sfisher373 at aol.com [mailto:sfisher373 at aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 10:25 PM
> To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] opg
>
> Bruce has 6,300 MWe, Darlington is 3200 MWe and Pickering is 4000 MWe.  So
> only 13,500 is nuclear.  Rest is hydroelectric. But Pickering is shutting
> down for good in 2022.
>
>
> Dear Radsafe,
>
> Yes, homeowners with solar and/or wind generators can sell power back to
> the power grid, at least in the province of Ontario (population of 13.8 M)
> where a large premium is paid to such generators.  The idea was to
> stimulate the expansion of such renewable resources, but the costs have
> been high.
>
> Fortunately, with a present total of over 35,000 MWe of  total installed
> capacity (including the Bruce Nuclear station, the largest nuclear power
> generating site in the world), most of Ontario's power is GHG emission-free
> nuclear - over 60% in the last few years - with only about 6% and <1% from
> wind and solar, respectively, in 2015. [See
> http://www.ieso.ca/Pages/Power-Data/Supply.aspx ]  Wind and solar power
> will increase, but they can?t provide enough 24-hour power.  Due to
> nuclear, Ontario  has been able to close out 100% of its GHG-emitting
> coal-fired plants.
>
> Many of the public apparently still want to phase out nuclear, but that's
> not going to happen, at least for a while yet.    Some of the present
> nuclear stations are slated to undergo refurbishment which will extend
> their lifetimes , e.g. see
> http://www.opg.com/news-and-media/news-releases/Documents/20160111_DarlingtonRefurb.pdf
>
> Leo Lowe
>
>
>
>
>
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