Cold wave: Atomic France
saved by ... antinuclear Germany
The nuclear option in the face of global warming is not only
dangerous, it is also perfectly inefficient
From this Saturday, a strong cold wave is announced on the
France, with negative temperatures over a large part of the
territory. On this occasion, the absurdity of the nuclear option
French will once again be demonstrated: indeed, well
committed to a nuclear exit plan, it is Germany that
will supply a good part of the electric heaters of
the hexagon.
The explanation is simple: to "justify" their nuclear policy,
EDF and the French State have installed millions of
electric heaters. Whenever the temperature drops, the
consumption due to electric heaters is such that despite 58
reactors, the French nuclear fleet is far exceeded: these are
then thermal power plants (gas, fuel, coal), French and
foreigners, mainly German, who are commissioned to
heating up "electric France".
The fact is that nuclear power plants are not adapted at all
to power variations, they provide power
constant ... regardless of the demand for electricity. Like EDF
continues to promote electric heating, we note the use of
more and more important to thermal power plants. Moreover, in his
Information Report No. 357 of June 2007, the Senate notes that "the
France, to ensure its security of supply, must consolidate
its advanced means. Indeed, the production park has
overcapacity in base allowing electricity exports but
seems insufficient to ensure the tip ".
Result, as recently recognized by the RTE (Transport Network of
Electricity) and Ademe (Environment and Master's Degree Agency)
of energy), the use of electric heating leads to strong
co2 emissions which, even if they take place in Germany, should
to be attributed to France and even to French nuclear power.
These data effectively disqualify the "common sense" answer that is given to us.
sometimes done, ie ... increase the number of reactors
nuclear weapons: this would not answer the problem of consumption
peak. Anyway, it would be technically dangerous and
financially suicidal for EDF to use nuclear reactors
only to cover consumption peaks, and leave them to
stop the rest of the time. This is the France well disabled, facing
strong temperature drops, with its 58 nuclear reactors
unable to power millions of electric heaters.
In fact, since 5 years, Germany is the net exporter
electricity supply to France (*), and not the reverse as claimed
those who, out of ignorance or bad faith, claim that Germany
would come out of the nuclear ... by importing nuclear electricity
French. Certainly the issue of the fight against global warming
climate change remains intact, but it is important to understand that
nuclear "solution" is not only dangerous, it is also
totally ineffective and even worsens the situation.
Once again, the "Sortir du nuclear" Network recalls that the
only future option is to save energy and develop
massively renewables. Only in this way
will be possible to save the planet from global warming ... and from
atomic danger.
NB: See the current campaign "Neither nuclear nor greenhouse effect"
(http://ninucleaire-nieffetdeserre.org)
(*) cf
http://www.rte-france.com/htm/fr/mediat ... e_2007.pdf
http://www.rte-france.com/htm/fr/mediat ... e_2006.pdf
etc.
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Jocelyn Peyret
Remarks (which I transmitted to the author):
a) The article forgets to specify that the "massive" development of heat pumps in recent years may have something to do with it ... Worse: Ademe continues to promote them (obviously ...). A heat pump sold as if "clean and renewable" as a replacement for an oil boiler will explode electricity consumption! https://www.econologie.com/pompes-a-chal ... -3534.html
b) Given the low installed capacity (in comparison with the 58 reactors), it is quite normal that the French thermal power plants can not follow ...
c) At least in comparison with the heat wave, the power stations can turn around because they are well cooled