Comments on: Solar Deployment Is Faster Than Nuclear http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/08/solar-deployment-faster-nuclear/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: SecularAnimist http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/08/solar-deployment-faster-nuclear/#comment-190769 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:42:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58725#comment-190769 To call the nuclear industry “over regulated” is a sick joke. It exemplifies the hypocrisy of pro-nuclear zealots, who love to proclaim that nuclear power in the USA has a great safety record, and then seek to tear down the very regulatory system that is responsible for that record. (Of course, Japan’s nuclear industry had a great safety record too. Until just recently.)

The reality is that the existing fleet of US nuclear reactors is inadequately regulated, and safety problems are widespread and increasing as the power plants age. Meanwhile EVERY new nuclear power plant under development everywhere in the world is experiencing costly and time-consuming safety problems. And the response of the pro-nuclear zealots is what? That the regulatory system should be abolished and nuclear power plants should be exempted from any legal or financial liability for damages that they cause.

]]> By: José DeSouza http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/08/solar-deployment-faster-nuclear/#comment-190752 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:46:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58725#comment-190752 Another “Frenchleak” (in english): http://www.sortirdunucleaire.org/english/downloads/EPR-explosive-technology.pdf.

]]> By: Matt http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/08/solar-deployment-faster-nuclear/#comment-190741 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:32:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58725#comment-190741 Well this study shows nuclear ~constant from 2001 to 2011 (2.54Twh), well it goes up to 2.63 in 2006 and then back down. It “big” decline is in % of world production. With Japan drop was bigger in 2012 (2346 TWh) and we will see what 2013 holds. But I don’t expect growth, likely 2006 will be high water mark for a long time to come. What we need is to move the conversation to improving market signals to decrease coal/gas/oil use.

]]> By: Cosette http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/08/solar-deployment-faster-nuclear/#comment-190723 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:53:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58725#comment-190723 The decline of the world nuclear electricity production :

http://energeia.voila.net/electri/electri_nucle_declin.htm

French study, with historical data and graphs (in french only).

]]> By: globi http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/08/solar-deployment-faster-nuclear/#comment-190689 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:23:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58725#comment-190689 What nuclear growth? Nuclear has lost about 30% of its market share in the electricity sector (worldwide) since it peaked in the 1990’s.

]]> By: name http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/08/solar-deployment-faster-nuclear/#comment-190687 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:59:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58725#comment-190687 Will solar be the death knell for the overregulated nuclear industry or will lawsuits get there first?

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