Cost advantage of nuclear is even more pronounced when one looks at the cost of removing CO2, something that most cost studies don't do:
Nuclear- $40-70 per ton of CO2 removed
Wind - $300-450 per ton
Solar- $700+
It's interesting that solar proponents say that a 5kW home solar PV system saves the same CO2 as planting one acre of trees--- just about the same amount of trees I'd have to cut to install a solar system ....and this would greatly increase my air conditioning load for a net increase in CO2. You'd do more for the environment by planting trees than installing solar.
Cost advantage of nuclear is even more pronounced when one looks at the cost of removing CO2, something that most cost studies don't do:
Nuclear- $40-70 per ton of CO2 removed
Wind - $300-450 per ton
Solar- $700+
It's interesting that solar proponents say that a 5kW home solar PV system saves the same CO2 as planting one acre of trees--- just about the same amount of trees I'd have to cut to install a solar system ....and this would greatly increase my air conditioning load for a net increase in CO2. You'd do more for the environment by planting trees than installing solar.
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