How does allowing the utilities to charge higher rates help increase the capacity factor of nuclear plants? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
Higher rates provide an incentive to management to keep the plant in operation as
much as possible. Because nuclear energy is base load, and becomes cheaper the greater the
number of hours operated (given the low price of uranium fuel), the economic pressures are
considerable.
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In stress relaxation, a constant _________is applied to the specimen.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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