Hi, yes, good summary. Balancing the "new Grid" is a callenge - but its possible. And its really nice engineering, too! It just has to be done. And I think the switch to 100 % renewables has to be done as quick as possible. And I hope that we quit nuclear power before we get a major nuclear accident in europe. And quiting the project "Hinkley Point C" is already a step in a good direction!      ;-),(reply>), Exactly that's the one I am talking about. But there are a lot of other events that could cause comparable or even worse accidents - for example a terror-attack (Plain, Bomb, Conquering the control room, ...), a bursting reactor-pressure-vessel, or an inrush of soil (like probably German NPP Neckarwestheim is threatened from).,(reply>), You mean the plant hit by an earthquake/tsunami...,(reply>), Well, some years ago thee meltdowns happened even at a japanese power plant - you probably have heard about it. The whole engineering and safety roules are based on assumptions. And sometimes these assumptions are wrong. And such a meltdown is quite a big mess. But even if everything goes fine nuclear engery is a huge mess. The waste storage problem is not really solved. And already the making of yellow cake and fuel rods causes a lot of bad diseases in third world countries because of the radioacitve and toxic dust. Nuclear Power is one of the most expensive Power sources - if you take in account all points (like the missing ensurance, safe storage of the waste for thousands of years, ...). But well, you wouldn't read such things in the AREVA- or IAEA-News.,(reply>), Don't believe the hype of the environmentalist nut jobs and learn some facts.  Nuclear is actually a pretty safe power generating method.  The accident in Russia occurred because they cut corners on constructing the thing (IE shoddy construction) mixed with lax safety protocols where an operator made some mistakes that led to a meltdown.   In a properly built plant with proper safety protocols and a trained staff, stuff like that shouldn't happen.  Nuclear is one of the cleanest methods of power generation we have right now. and probably is going to end up replacing fossil fuels in the future for the bulk of our power generation.