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Wind vs. Nuclear

This graphic compares the land and sea area required for a wind farm to replace Japan's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power facility, generating 8 GW. It highlights the dimensions of a hypothetical wind farm with 1,000 towers, each producing 8 MW and spaced 1,000 ft apart, covering an area of 43.5 square miles. Additionally, it addresses the Diablo Canyon nuclear power facility's land requirements in California, illustrating the substantial area needed for equivalent wind power, considering wind availability factors.

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Wind vs. Nuclear

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  1. Wind vs. Nuclear Selected Graphics (2000 – 2012) Paul M. Grant www.w2agz.com

  2. 1 mile Kashiwazaki Kariwa: 8 GW ! Comment: This graphic compares the land/sea area required by a wind farm to replace that of Japan’s west coast Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power facility. Wind Power Factoids • KK Wind Equivalent (8 GW) • Power per Tower 8 MW • Number of Towers 1000 • Inter-tower Distance 1000 ft • Total Area (miles x miles) 43.5 x 43.5

  3. Comment: The Diablo Canyon nuclear power facility in the Los Padres national forest on the mid-California coast. The two reactors comprise a total of approximately 2.2 GW continuously dispatchable power.

  4. Comment: Approximately 25% of the land area required to “replace” Diablo Canyon with 1 MW wind towers spaced 1000 feet apart.

  5. California Coast Power Comment: Total land area required to “replace” Diablo Canyon with 1 MW wind towers spaced 1000 feet apart. Given a 30% overall “availability” of current wind farm output, more that 3x the depicted land area would be needed. Diablo Canyon 2200 MW Power Plant Wind Farm Equivalent 1 Mile

  6. Visit www.wind-watch.org

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