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Re:Scientists caught off-guard by record temperatures linked... by Cybiote on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @09:22AM (#12172478)
"The world construction rate peaked at 30 GW of nuclear power per year in 1984"

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"The rate of new build was biggest in 1984, and had a value of (drum-roll please...) about 30 GW per year – about 30 1-GW reactors."

https://www.withouthotair.com/c24/page_171.shtml

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Re:Scientists caught off-guard by record temperatures linked... by merpnderp on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @10:28AM (#12173040)
And the world doesn't even have to reach France's historic rate. Just getting anywhere close to it, and filling the gaps with wind, solar, and natgas, would be a overwhelming win for stopping CO2 production (and providing cheap and plentiful energy).
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