Yes consumption varies by month but that's not why nuclear output fell by 30%. There was wide scale unscheduled reduction in nuclear generation this Summer: in

Yes consumption varies by month but that's not why nuclear output fell by 30%. There was wide scale unscheduled reduction in nuclear generation this Summer: in Hungary (Paks - reduced to 10% output), Romania (full shutdown of Cernavodă), France (5 plants fully shutdown, 2 curtailed) and Switzerland (Beznau operating at 50% then shutdown). All due to weather (lack of water for cooling). I clearly distinguished scheduled from unscheduled downtime and am talking purely about nuclear intermittency caused by unscheduled downtime. And even if I didn't/wasn't, your original claim: > Nuclear works 24x7 on its own. simply does not stand up to any scrutiny.