Sure. And it can. We are talking about 3GW of nuclear on a grid which has like 100GW capacity vs 60-80GW consumption. Much more, if the sun is shining or wind is blowing. Yes, it is absolutely annoying to bring back some coal plants into service and using them more overall, but those 3 plants are only a small drip into the bucket.
If they would be easy to run longer, I would be all for it. But big money is better spent into reducing the gas dependency overall.
If they would be easy to run longer, I would be all for it. But big money is better spent into reducing the gas dependency overall.