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Solar however also takes up a lot of land whereas Nuclear does not. Not saying we should go all in on one or the other but that has to be a huge factor.

• pfdietz 5y ago
  Cost of land is close to negligible for solar in the US.
• ncmncm 5y ago
  Solar and wind on a disused nuclear reservation can produce as much power as the nuke used to, or had been expected to produce if ever completed. The grid tie-ins come in handy.
  • opo 5y ago
    For typical nuclear power plants the land usage isn't anywhere close to what you claim: >...A typical 1,000-megawatt nuclear facility in the United States needs a little more than 1 square mile to operate. NEI says wind farms require 360 times more land area to produce the same amount of electricity and solar photovoltaic plants require 75 times more space. To put that in perspective, you would need more than 3 million solar panels to produce the same amount of power as a typical commercial reactor or more than 430 wind turbines (capacity factor not included). https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/01/f58/Ultimate%20Fast%20Facts%20Guide-PRINT.pdf https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/01/f58/Ultimate... Are there countries where the land use for nuclear power is orders of magnitude larger?
    • ncmncm 5y ago
      Evidently my information was faulty. Pilots are advised to stay well outside the fenceline when flying below 1500 feet above ground level, but the sites are not so marked on the sectional charts.