Editing Nuclear power (section)

====Land use====
The median land area used by US nuclear power stations per 1{{nbsp}}GW installed capacity is {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2|lk=on}}.<ref name=NEI_news_2015>{{cite web |title=Land Needs for Wind, Solar Dwarf Nuclear Plant's Footprint |url=https://www.nei.org/news/2015/land-needs-for-wind-solar-dwarf-nuclear-plants |website=nei.org |publisher=NEI |date=July 9, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107072153/https://www.nei.org/news/2015/land-needs-for-wind-solar-dwarf-nuclear-plants |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Energy_gov_Fast_Facts >{{cite web | url=https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/01/f58/Ultimate%20Fast%20Facts%20Guide-PRINT.pdf | title=THE ULTIMATE FAST FACTS GUIDE TO NUCLEAR ENERGY | last= | first= | work=[[United States Department of Energy]] | date=2019-01-01 | access-date=2022-06-07 | archive-date=2022-06-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607221430/https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/01/f58/Ultimate%20Fast%20Facts%20Guide-PRINT.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> To generate the same amount of electricity annually (taking into account [[capacity factor]]s) from [[solar PV]] would require about {{convert|60|sqmi|km2}}, and from a wind farm about {{convert|310|sqmi|km2}}.{{ r | NEI_news_2015 | Energy_gov_Fast_Facts }} Not included in this, is land required for the associated transmission lines, water supply, rail lines, mining and processing of nuclear fuel, and for waste disposal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/03/f34/qtr-2015-chapter10.pdf|title=Quadrennial technology review concepts in integrated analysis|date=September 2015|page=388|access-date=2019-01-12|archive-date=2020-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307173725/https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/03/f34/qtr-2015-chapter10.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>