There are alternatives to nuclear reactors
There are indeed alternatives to uranium mining – fossil fuels, solar panels, wind farms, hydroelectric dams. As we are trying to find alternatives to fossil fuels, solar panels, wind farms, and hydroelectric dams can be considered.
The biggest two potential usurpers for nuclear power are solar panels and wind farms. It is not possible to generate all power by wind farms, as the current maximum output is 1MW. You would need hundreds to supply the energy necessary to power a major city.
It is also not possible for solar panels to be our major source of energy – the current efficiency rate suggests we need a panel 1km by 1km in size to generate the energy necessary to power a city of 1 million people in a developed nation.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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