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theWatt Podcast 72
Submitted by ben on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 22:36.
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- Abstracts to some of Alistair's recent presentations: Nuclear Power: An Essential Component for Global CO2 Emission Reductions and Energy Alternatives for Sustainable Prosperity
- Some other presentations/writings from Alistair
Coal power plants being built
For a sense of how much 5000-10000 nuclear reactors is, here's roughly how many 1GW coal power plants have been built in the world since 2000 (based on BP statistical review):
Year - Number of 1GW coal power plants built that year (assuming 24/7 operation)
2000 - 45
2001 - 10
2002 - 26
2003 - 100
2004 - 88
2005 - 77
2006 - 68
So, 100 new coal power plants per year is possible, that's 4000 over 40 years. I would guess building a nuclear power would be more complicated than building a new coal power plant. It's definitely a big job! But then again, so are our future energy problems.
Re: theWatt Podcast 72
This is a very educative discussion. I was hoping to hear about the prospect of Fuel Cell combine with Nuclear power. I am also wondering if there are safety issues associated with Nuclear reactors.
Thanks
Babs
Re: theWatt Podcast 72
Well, this is what motivates al-Qaeda: (from Oil and the “Third World War”, DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer, 9/28/1998): There's a solution to that problem, which is partly to build more nuclear reactors. There is always the possibility of human error though, and with 10000 nuclear reactors, that possibility would increase by 22 times.
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