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One kilogram of uranium produces more power than one hectare of solar panels does in two years.
Then there's the waste product to consider.
No, not from nuclear. That's an issue to be dealt with certainly, but I'm talking about the waste from the production and disposal of solar panels that is ongoing because they don't last forever.
Solar panels are mostly aluminum and glass and about 90% recyclable. More importantly, they are inert and not radioactive.
You can't seriously compare nuclear waste to solar panels.
The restrictions on nuclear fuel recycling might be lifted soon, so that argument may very well become moot as well.