"In 2019, for the first time in history, non-hydro renewables like solar, wind and biomass generated more electricity than nuclear power plants."
Reactor construction times have been increasing, and from recent measurements, in-progress reactor constructions are averaging just north of seven years expected build time.
The report also includes information about COVID-19's effect on the energy and nuclear industries, and has this to say about nuclear and renewables comparatively:
"While the nuclear industry was struggling with COVID-19 cases, dramatically reduced workforces in operating plants and facilities under construction, the renewable energy industry apparently suffered much less and shorter impacts of the pandemic. It is obvious that operating solar plants or wind farms need significantly less maintenance by fewer workers than a nuclear facility. Also, the construction of new generating facilities requires less workers on-site at any given time in the renewable sector than in the case of nuclear. New renewables (excluding hydro) come in much smaller units, and therefore appear as a whole significantly more resilient than in the nuclear sector."
Edit: removed a summarization I'd made about construction/decommissioning based on a chart on page 58, because I have a feeling that may only take currently-planned work into consideration, rather than attempting to predict future projects.
"In 2019, for the first time in history, non-hydro renewables like solar, wind and biomass generated more electricity than nuclear power plants."
Reactor construction times have been increasing, and from recent measurements, in-progress reactor constructions are averaging just north of seven years expected build time.
The report also includes information about COVID-19's effect on the energy and nuclear industries, and has this to say about nuclear and renewables comparatively:
"While the nuclear industry was struggling with COVID-19 cases, dramatically reduced workforces in operating plants and facilities under construction, the renewable energy industry apparently suffered much less and shorter impacts of the pandemic. It is obvious that operating solar plants or wind farms need significantly less maintenance by fewer workers than a nuclear facility. Also, the construction of new generating facilities requires less workers on-site at any given time in the renewable sector than in the case of nuclear. New renewables (excluding hydro) come in much smaller units, and therefore appear as a whole significantly more resilient than in the nuclear sector."
Edit: removed a summarization I'd made about construction/decommissioning based on a chart on page 58, because I have a feeling that may only take currently-planned work into consideration, rather than attempting to predict future projects.