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One nuclear plant = the power of millions of solar panels, on way less land ⚛️ #NYCClimateWeek
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in advanced nuclear, climate change, educational shorts, energy efficiency, energy explained, energy future, energy myths, fission, fusion, nuclear energy, nuclear explained, nuclear facts, nuclear land use, nuclear myths, nuclear power, nuclear reactor, nuclear science, nuclear technology, nuclear vs solar, renewable energy, science explained, science facts, solar land use, solar panels, solar vs nuclear, sustainable energy, sustainable future, wind vs nuclearOne nuclear reactor can generate the same electricity as millions of solar panels, but the land use is wildly different. Nuclear fits into a footprint about the size of a shopping mall and runs 24/7 for decades. Solar panels covering that same output? You’d need thousands of football fields of space, plus storage and backup.…