Some of my fellow rope access technicians make their living on these things. They are employed full time going all over and patching blades damaged from normal

Some of my fellow rope access technicians make their living on these things. They are employed full time going all over and patching blades damaged from normal wear and errant objects. The anecdote is that the engineers designed the blades to handle bird strikes and large objects, but didn't factor in the higher velocities as you go out from the hub being worn down by fine particulate like you get with sandblasting. Cool videos, but not for me. I do my ropework on buildings, towers, machinery, and theater. Do the costs below factor this in? I believe each blade costs a small fortune, but I am sure that is relative to other forms energy, so not so bad. BTW, I am a fan of nuclear since the 1980s, and it seems the costs both initial, during, and decommissioning are heavily hit by time and cost burdens due to safety regulations that didn't evolve with the newer reactor designs. I especially like the idea of 'backyard' reactors powering a house or block vs. central power distribution units.