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Looks like at least 30GW https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/china-approves-building-10-new-nuclear-power-units-27-billion-2025-04-

• stinkbeetle 1y ago
  Without flooding enormous ecosystems and disrupting river flows, and on average half the CO2 emissions per unit of generation than hydro has, and a staggeringly lower land use per energy footprint (hydro is 100x larger, wind is 10x larger). Nuclear seems like one of the only sane choices from an environmental point of view.
  • bryanlarsen 1y ago
    Wind's land-use footprint is almost completely non-exclusive.
    • stinkbeetle 1y ago
      Except when deployed in wilderness areas that require access roads, staging areas, and electricity networks to be cleared. Which is often the case for wind -- hills and mountainous areas that are inherently less suitable for building and farming. Much smaller nuclear footprint inside existing industrial sprawl is usually preferable in terms of land use.