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Don't forget that the amount of power lost due to cooling systems, mining, fuel transport and refining of fissionable materials should be considered as it's a c
by gouranga 14y ago
Don't forget that the amount of power lost due to cooling systems, mining, fuel transport and refining of fissionable materials should be considered as it's a considerable chunk of that output.
- rimantas 14y ago1. It it most "considerable chunk" 2. We don't pick solar panels in the forest either.
- Mystalic 14y agoThe same can be said for the cost of manufacturing and delivering solar panels.
- MichaelApproved 14y agoNo. The costs for the lifestyle of a solar panel are considerably less than nuclear rods.
- sliverstorm 14y agoColor me curious- what sort of lifestyles do solar panels and nuclear rods lead?
- DrCatbox 14y agoSolar panels need to be cleaned and at the end of their lifespan, several years if not decades, need to be replaced. I dont know about nuclear rods, but they do require security and safety measures.
- jnw2 14y agohttp://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/should-you-spring-clean-your-solar.html#!/2009/07/should-you-spring-clean-your-solar.html http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/should-you-spring-cle... indicates that solar panels mounted flat do indeed need to be cleaned, but panels mounted at a sufficient angle will be rinsed off adequately by the rain and do not seem to benefit measurably from manual cleaning.
- plorkyeran 14y agoAverage soiling loss for tilted installations is around 5%, but it can vary quite a bit with location and rainfall patterns, so it is occasionally worth manually cleaning them.
- mbq 14y agoPlus they must be first made of silicon and rare metals and then deconstructed, both in a very toxic and energy consuming processes. Nuclear waste on the other hand is not only coming form nuclear plants but also from medicine, industry (mostly food disinfection) and science -- shutting down all nuclear plants won't make this issue disappear.
- toemetoch 14y agoI'm guessing he meant lifetime, it's next to "lifestyle" on android's suggest list.
- MichaelApproved 14y agoThanks. Yes, that's what I meant.