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Re:Nuclear Power in France by mcguire on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @04:04PM (#28844416)
Probably something to do with the nearly 2000 sq mi of "exclusion zones" from Chernobyl and Fukushima. (Which, admittedly, is great for the local wildlife.)

"Ah yes, remind me how many windmills we would need to produce as much energey as a NPP?

About 1500.

Re:Nuclear Power in France by shakow on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @06:57PM (#28846142)
> About 1500.

Nope. Average charge load for a windmill is ~35%, vs. over 90% for NPPs. Thus, you would need roughly thrice as many, and that in places with alternating winds – otherwise you would just get blackouts.

Re:Nuclear Power in France by mcguire on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:22PM (#28847515)
Already factored in.

I can't find my original reference, but here's once that doesn't factor in the difference: https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/infographic-how-much-powe...

Re:Nuclear Power in France by shakow on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:21AM (#28850399)
> Already factored in.

I highly doubt that. The Tricastin NPP for instance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricastin_Nuclear_Power_Plant) is a rather average one, producing up to 3660MW. An average windmill output stand around 2.5MW, hence equivalent 1464 windmills simultaneously running before accounting for the load factor.

> but here's once

This one is about a nuclear reactor, not an NPP. Typical NPPs features 2 to 6 reactors.

Re:Nuclear Power in France by mcguire on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @01:53PM (#28855275)
Hmm. Ok, let's see here...

* https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-pl... (2019)

56 NPPs, 809,410,000 MWh (actually generated)

* https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-many-turbines-are-contained-us...

~60,000 wind turbines (I've seen numbers between 57,000 and 67,000.)

* https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/wind/electricity-generat... (2020)

338,000,000 MWh (actually generated)

1NPP -> 14,453,750 MWh/yr

1WT -> 5633 MWh/yr

1NPP == 2600 WT

You are absolutely correct.