The reason I wonder is because there was some rhetoric passed around when they were looking at a CANDU (Slopoke) reactor here about 15 years ago:
1) A Windfarm equivalent to even the smallest reactor would require the removal of unacceptable amounts of Northern Forest, or the loss of far too much farmland.
2) A Windfarm of the size required to equate a small reactor would cause the jetstream to change, since it would essentially 'nudge' the airflow.
3) The capitol cost of the Windfarm would be some multiple of a reactor's cost.
I'm trying to find if there's anything to support that or if it's just handwavey hoo-ha.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
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1) A Windfarm equivalent to even the smallest reactor would require the removal of unacceptable amounts of Northern Forest, or the loss of far too much farmland.
2) A Windfarm of the size required to equate a small reactor would cause the jetstream to change, since it would essentially 'nudge' the airflow.
3) The capitol cost of the Windfarm would be some multiple of a reactor's cost.
I'm trying to find if there's anything to support that or if it's just handwavey hoo-ha.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel
"Camaraderie, adventure, and steel on steel. The stuff of legend! Right, Boo?"