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In other words, I think your 400 estimate is much too high, where did you get your numbers? From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_U
by orangecat 17y ago
In other words, I think your 400 estimate is much too high, where did you get your numbers?
From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_Sta...), the US has 104 reactors which produced 19.6% of the electricity we used in 2008.
- jff 17y agoAh, but all of those 104 reactors are at least 30 years old--if modern reactors aren't significantly more efficient, I'll be sorely disappointed.
- sketerpot 17y agoEven the old technology has been getting more efficient. Those reactors have been producing ever-increasing amounts of electricity for those past 30 years as they upgraded the systems and figured out how to reduce downtime.