At the end of 2022....unless something dramatic happens....the remaining three nuke plants will close. Presently, with what they generate....it's about six-percent of the total grid.
Because of the oil/coal issue with the Russians....the German coalition has been dragged back into discussing further operations.
The three plants? What they say is that they have enough fuel rods to operate into one quarter of 2023. They didn't see a reason to pre-plan or buy more.
What they want....is some document by the government to say....yes, go buy more, and you can operate for x-number of months or years.
The rod people (US company)? They say normally....it'd take 15 months to handle a regular purchase. However, in recent days.....they agree....an expedite situation could occur, and be done in six months...IF you ask for it. I won't say if there's a fee attached to this (I would imagine something in cost is involved).
Adding to this.....the general talk is that three nuke plants already turned OFF....are still in a position to be turned on....meaning you could have six on and producing power.
Why any of this matters?
Well....several plants are using natural gas to provide power....so if you could remove them from the discussion.....you'd have more natural gas for home-owners and business operations.
So all of this....goes to a government decision? Yes, and frankly....the Green Party is stuck in the middle of this. Adding to the burden....the stupid EU went and made both nuke power and coal power.....'clean' energy.
What I think will happen? The Greens will wait until November, and then rationalize that it makes sense to run nuke plants. They will issue an order, and then the purchase of more rods to occur....arriving just as the first quarter of 2023 ends....with the new rods suddenly arriving a couple of days before the drop-dead date.
Yes, I also think the other three off-plants will be brought on-line by the first quarter ending....as well.
All of this to be a dramatic month of criticism over the Green Party decision? Yeah, more or less.
And all of this coming back to Putin's doorstep? Yeah, that's the funny thing about this whole discussion.
Cost impact upon the public for all this BS? Let's just not talk about that. Let the German weep on your shoulder and offer him a beer or two....to comfort his woes.
Note: I didn't bring fracking up....but it's on the list of discussion topics by the coalition government as well. Oh, it's hated by the Green Party....just as much as nuke power.
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