> Adding nuclear is more expensive than wind/solar _right now_ Indeed, wind and solar can produce power very cheaply nowadays, which is awesome. We should defi

> Adding nuclear is more expensive than wind/solar _right now_ Indeed, wind and solar can produce power very cheaply nowadays, which is awesome. We should definitely build more of them. OTOH, due to their variable nature, their value to the grid reduces as their penetration increases, so it's a race of declining costs vs declining value due to increasing penetration. Nuclear, being somewhat dispatchable, doesn't suffer from this. Given the magnitude of the climate crisis, IMHO we should build about every low-carbon source we can, as fast as we can. Including wind, solar, and yes, nuclear. > China is ramping up investments in renewables (including crucial grid strengthening measures) and hasn't approved a nuclear power station in two years (as of beginning of this year, I haven't heard if it has resumed building them now). According to http://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/china-nuclear-power.aspx http://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profile... China has 20 nuclear plants under construction. AFAICT China is investing heavily in both renewables and nuclear.