Wow, not much thought gone into this reply.
1. Minimal fossil fuel burned in the process of building a dam compared to a coal plant or the equipment in a nuclear power plant and the associated protection systems.
2. Water, it falls out of the sky. Huge flooded area?? A few acres..... What planet are you from?
3. Looks like your list ground to a halt after just 2 points.
4. Hydro in Oz has a record of durability and reliability and maintenance costs comparable to none.
5. Have you any idea of the costs of maintenance of anything in or even near salt water. I guess you have shares in POW?
6. The more remote the location, the more losses in transmitting the power. As it is, nearly 50% of the power we make is lost in transmission.
"You can produce massive amounts of nuclear energy in a very remote and secure location, and problem is solved for at least 2-300 hundred years."
The Japanese and others might take you to task on that one!
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