Due to the size difference between the capacity of the energy plants, you cannot compare the
construction time of 1 GW of nuclear power with 1 GW of wind and solar 1:1. It’s like comparing a
truck to a bicycle. Sure, it takes longer to build a truck than a bike, but the truck can carry
significantly more than a bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we compare, one takes the production capacity in kWh per inhabitant\/year. Figure 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How long does it take to build a reactor?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s start at the global level and look at the distribution of construction times over time. This The result shows that the median time to build a nuclear reactor was 6.3 years. The average was This picture suggests that nuclear power plants take little time to build (with a few exceptions). Most
The installed production capacity measured in kWh per inhabitant per year (compounded annually)
over a decade shows that nuclear and hydropower are the fastest-growing clean energy sources.
Countries with nuclear power have increased their production capacity much faster with nuclear
power than with solar and wind combined. As shown in Figure 1. below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rpmastore.com\/AtomkraftCloneSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-14.png\")
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includes all reactors that came into operation in March 2023 (including those that have been shut
down).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
slightly higher \u2013 7.5 years. Some reactors were built quickly: one in five in less than five years. Some
in less than three years. As the diagram below shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
are built in 8 to 10 years. Many are built much faster.
However, it’s important to note that the Watt bar in the US was paused midway (because the
government decided it didn’t need the power anymore), so this wasn’t 43 years of continuous
construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rpmastore.com\/AtomkraftCloneSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-15.png\")
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