Nuclear plants have previously been slow to build: Averaging 6 - 9 years. Solar projects take 1-3 years to build. Risk factors are higher for nuclear than solar. It’s very expensive to clean up in the event of an accident and the impact is far greater. Nuclear needs access to water. Solar doesn’t.
If you are in a sunny geography, solar is way cheaper, faster, less dangerous. And the costs keep going down.
The big disadvantage is you need storage. It doesn’t work when the sun is down. In every other aspect it’s so cheap right now. In Australia, we are at the point of excess solar energy. The price of electricity can become negative during the sunny days.
The initial comment was by QueerCommie. I was butting in with my 2cents.
The cost per KWh to build nuclear reactors is 4-6 times more than solar projects. You have to weigh that along with the greater time to complete the project.
Nuclear plants have previously been slow to build: Averaging 6 - 9 years. Solar projects take 1-3 years to build. Risk factors are higher for nuclear than solar. It’s very expensive to clean up in the event of an accident and the impact is far greater. Nuclear needs access to water. Solar doesn’t.
If you are in a sunny geography, solar is way cheaper, faster, less dangerous. And the costs keep going down.
The big disadvantage is you need storage. It doesn’t work when the sun is down. In every other aspect it’s so cheap right now. In Australia, we are at the point of excess solar energy. The price of electricity can become negative during the sunny days.
Ty for the explanation. I initially thought you meant that A nuclear power plant produces less power than solar panels
The initial comment was by QueerCommie. I was butting in with my 2cents.
The cost per KWh to build nuclear reactors is 4-6 times more than solar projects. You have to weigh that along with the greater time to complete the project.