The document discusses how nuclear energy can help enable the integration of renewable energy sources by providing flexible base load power. It makes three key points: 1. Flexible base load fleets like nuclear and coal, combined with energy storage and cogeneration, can help integrate intermittent renewables like wind and solar in a synergistic system. 2. Nuclear power plants are flexible enough to accommodate higher levels of renewables if system effects are addressed through coordinated solutions involving production, storage, and cogeneration. 3. Intermittency is a system issue that requires system solutions, primarily through the use of energy storage to balance supply and demand across the energy network.