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Nuclear power plants were supplying a peak of 17.5% of the world's power in 1996.  They now supply 10.3% of the world's power.

The real reason why nuclear power is becoming irrelevant as a power source is ecomics; it's cheaper to use sustainable energy sources and the risk factors are much lower.  It's actually a bit scary that private enterprise is driving the change to sustainable energy sources and dragging governments along in their wake.

@Thry

Cut down the gum trees and use them for firewood.  😁

The world changes a lot in that time.

Nuclear power has a long run up to build one.

In that time the power mix changes to do more with what comes online than anything going offline.

I think nuclear will make more sense both financially and bang for buck.  There are a multitude of reasons not to build them and its got to do with the no one wants one near them factor more than anything else IMHO. 


Thats fair.  I don't have any good answers but gum trees around my property limit the viability of solar panels at my place. 

Id be on the roof cleaning a lot.

55 new nuke plants being built and plenty more being uprated with 165 being  uprated in the USA alone.
Nuke plants get retired due to operational lifespan being met and its estimated that 123 will be retired by 2040 but 308 will come online.
Source the World Nuclear Association...

55 new nuke plants being built and plenty more being uprated with 165 being  uprated in the USA alone.
Nuke plants get retired due to operational lifespan being met and its estimated that 123 will be retired by 2040 but 308 will come online.
Source the World Nuclear Association...

The reality is fossil fuels out and nuclear in at some stage and like I said before people's idea that it's one nuke plant hidden in the outback somewhere isn't how it works and one means more if you want a decent chunk of your power from nuclear sources.

55 new nuke plants being built and plenty more being uprated with 165 uprates in the USA alone.
Nuke plants get retired due to operational lifespan being met and its estimated that 123 will be retired by 2040 but 308 will come online.
Source the World Nuclear Association...

The USA has 93 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 95.5 GWe. In 2020, nuclear generated 19.7% of the country's electricity.There had been four AP1000 reactors under construction, but two of these have been cancelled. One of the reasons for the hiatus in new build in the USA to date has been the extremely successful evolution in maintenance strategies. Over the last 15 years, improved operational performance has increased utilisation of US nuclear power plants, with the increased output equivalent to 19 new 1000 MWe plants being built. 2016 saw the first new nuclear power reactor enter operation in the country for 20 years. Despite this, the number of operable reactors has reduced in recent years, from a peak of 104 in 2012. Early closures have been brought on by a combination of factors including cheap natural gas, market liberalization, over-subsidy of renewable sources, and political campaigning.
Source: World Nuclear Association

To summarise the "facts" provided by the World Nuclear Association for the USA:
* There are 93 operable nuclear reactors in the USA.
* Four reactors were under construction but two have been cancelled.
* Improved maintenance has increased operational performance.
* The first new nuclear power plant in over 20 years commenced operation in 2016.
* The number of operable reactors has declined from a peak of 104 in 2012 to 93 in 2020.

It's interesting to read through the nuclear programs of different nations with Germany set to end nuclear power generation this year and France scaling back to 50% by 2035, while countries like Turkey and Bangladesh are starting construction of their first power plants.  However, you do have to treat the World Nuclear Association data with a little caution; Australia is listed as one of about 30 countries that "are considering, planning or starting nuclear power programmes".  The Australian situation is covered in more detail, and quite accurately, in another section but our listing in that category is misleading.

France are planning 14 more nuclear reactors by 2050 according to Macron.France has no oil, no gas and no coal and wants to close it's remaining  fossil fuel burning plants.
Australia would need about 25 reactors and they take around 10 -15 years to build.
You need plenty of water and they need to be near consumers so that's building around the coast plus you need foreign investment from companies and the reality is that will come from China etc who already have a strong ownership in our distribution network.
Can't see any Government making the nuke call in Aus and risking the backlash in the short to medium term.

Can't see any Government making the nuke call in Aus and risking the backlash in the short to medium term.

For the most part, Eraring workers aren’t angry at Origin Energy. They have seen the rapid rise of renewables like rooftop solar steal the cream off the plant’s profits. And they’ve watched as their power station, which must run continuously, is forced to keep producing when the price of electricity crashes.

They understand that this, along with growing numbers of large wind and solar farms coming onto the grid, will make their coal-fired power station unviable.

For its part, Origin Energy plans to install a battery on the site of Eraring Power station.