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Even if we buy the axiom, energy density doesn't even really favour Nuclear. 1kg of silicon wafers produces a 400W panel that makes about 50-180GJ over its lif
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
Even if we buy the axiom, energy density doesn't even really favour Nuclear.
1kg of silicon wafers produces a 400W panel that makes about 50-180GJ over its lifetime.
1kg of natural Uranium produces 50-250GJ.
1kg of Uranium ore from Husab produces 50-250MJ
The nuclear reactor it is burnt in produces about 6GJ per kg over its lifetime (even ignoring the centrifuge array and storage facility). A solar array produces about 1GJ per kg over a 30yr lifetime (but most of it is inert and can be used several times). A wind turbine produces about 5-10GJ/kg.
Solar planes exist. Nuclear planes do not.