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(Some) Advantages of nuclear power in comparison to 'renewables': - EROI (energy return on energy invested) - ratio of land required / energy produced - much l
by mem0r1 5y ago
(Some) Advantages of nuclear power in comparison to 'renewables':
- EROI (energy return on energy invested)
- ratio of land required / energy produced
- much lower flow of materials (rare earth etc.)
- constant and very high power output (no storage needed)
- adrianN 5y agoWell yes, but I'm a bit skeptical that nuclear is also cheaper.
- ben_w 5y agoIIRC nuclear is cheaper than the batteries, if that’s the limit, but land use of PV is a bit of a red herring: it can scale up or down, fit in spaces other things don’t. Rooftops, waste land, mounted on top of road noise barriers… There’s no reason that I’m aware of not to cover the grounds of nuclear power plants in PV.
- bcrosby95 5y agoSome companies are buying up old farmland in California's central valley and turning them into solar farms. Seems like a great transition of land use, especially if water is going to be a continual problem over here.
- ben_w 5y agoHuh, I’d have assumed they’d do that in Nevada rather than in Central Valley. But yeah, it can go anywhere that’s otherwise unused.
- Enginerrrd 5y agoCentral Valley is a lot closer to large population centers.
- Enginerrrd 5y ago>There’s no reason that I’m aware of not to cover the grounds of nuclear power plants in PV. I'd be hesitant to impede access to various parts of the facility for safety reasons. Also, until a permanent storage solution is developed, reserving space for onsite storage is a very sensible thing to do.
- cbmuser 5y agoIt is cheaper as long as you don’t ignore the necessary backup power plants that solar and wind need.
- pfdietz 5y agoIt's cheaper even if you don't ignore that.