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60T/y for 1200 MWe = 50g / kWe·y = 1.6 mg/MJ
Coal energy density:
24 MJ/kg = 0.024 MJ/g -> 42 g/MJ
Not perfect, but depending on what the waste is, doesn't seem too bad.
60T/y for 1200 MWe = 50g / kWe·y = 1.6 mg/MJ
Coal energy density:
24 MJ/kg = 0.024 MJ/g -> 42 g/MJ
Not perfect, but depending on what the waste is, doesn't seem too bad.