tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post1086847207373204504..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Towards an Acceptable Nuclear Future - Alvin WeinbergCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-32129230425884457032011-11-27T02:11:42.988-06:002011-11-27T02:11:42.988-06:00Solar panels will soon go to $1.40 per watt within...Solar panels will soon go to $1.40 per watt within a couple of years, and efficiency will go above 25% within 5 years; balance of system costs are also dropping. In short, solar will pass nuclear, as wind already has, in unsubsidized costs. Fukushima = end of story for nuclear energy; the only issue is how much political and economic power nuclear power corporations will continue to have, for how long.markroesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081450894440343557noreply@blogger.com