I am personally in favor of nuclear because I don’t think we have solved the problems with renewables yet, our power grids are not ready to support a 100% renewable system and as of right now, electricity grids require some stable energy. Hydro can technically fill that role but that’s restricted by geography, so in places where that is not an option, it’s a choice of fossil fuels versus nuclear. In that context, nuclear is the lesser evil by far.
Unlike some of the other responses, I don’t think we can’t wait for energy storage solutions to be developed when we needed to be zero emissions, like, ten years ago. We need to use solutions that we know about RIGHT NOW, not years into the future.
What do we need to solve exactly? I thought solar+storage was already cheaper than nuclear. Don’t get me wrong I think we should be open to all options, we don’t have the luxury of picking/choosing or waiting for a silver bullet. When solar + storage is already cheaper and continuing to get cheaper every year though it’s a huge risk to start building something that could be a stranded asset by the time you finish.
I am personally in favor of nuclear because I don’t think we have solved the problems with renewables yet, our power grids are not ready to support a 100% renewable system and as of right now, electricity grids require some stable energy. Hydro can technically fill that role but that’s restricted by geography, so in places where that is not an option, it’s a choice of fossil fuels versus nuclear. In that context, nuclear is the lesser evil by far.
Unlike some of the other responses, I don’t think we can’t wait for energy storage solutions to be developed when we needed to be zero emissions, like, ten years ago. We need to use solutions that we know about RIGHT NOW, not years into the future.
What do we need to solve exactly? I thought solar+storage was already cheaper than nuclear. Don’t get me wrong I think we should be open to all options, we don’t have the luxury of picking/choosing or waiting for a silver bullet. When solar + storage is already cheaper and continuing to get cheaper every year though it’s a huge risk to start building something that could be a stranded asset by the time you finish.