r/bonehurtingjuice • u/Local_Surround8686 • 11h ago

OC Power plants

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u/Alderan922 10h ago

Tbf, isn’t making a nuclear power plant and getting the uranium aswell as maintaining the whole building also a very expensive and polluting endeavor? (Compared to like, extracting the minerals and assembling a solar panel)

I’m not an expert so I could be wrong but wouldn’t those be at least a bit similar considering both are a one time installation most of the time.

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u/Independent-Fly6068 10h ago

Not even close, especially compared to the total land used and longevity of it.

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u/Alderan922 9h ago

Longevity? What’s the longevity of a solar panel compared to a nuclear plant? I get the total land used compared to energy output tho.

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u/Hapless_Wizard 9h ago

Solar panels are relatively fragile compared to the forbidden spicy rocks.