Fortum - Accelerator of the Clean Energy Transition

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@Gadus

Is there ultimately a use for nuclear heat when the peak demand is limited to only part of the year? Heat can already be stored and utilized using, for instance, cheaper electricity?

Otherwise, heat produced by means other than electricity would be important, as it would reduce the worst consumption peaks during severe cold spells.

@Palloilee

To me, it seems strange that small modular reactors would be riskier compared to large nuclear power plants. Hasn’t Olkiluoto been the only large nuclear power project built in Europe in the last 20 years, and the project’s schedule and costs ballooned manifold…

This discussion can probably be continued in this energy thread Energia-alan teknologinen kehitys ja sijoitusmahdollisuudet - Talous & markkinat - Inderes forum

This keeps the Fortum thread more strictly focused on Fortum-related topics.