There is innovative nuclear power already. It's fusion-based, causes no emissions, and is so modular it can be placed in massive desert arrays or even on top of

There is innovative nuclear power already. It's fusion-based, causes no emissions, and is so modular it can be placed in massive desert arrays or even on top of anyone's home. Fusion-powered solar energy is here now, cheaper than nuclear, and far easier to produce and scale. I'm all for modular nuclear reactors, safe pie-in-the-sky builds that don't suffer from the long list of problems the huge plants do. For now, the South Carolina nuclear debacle is enough to show that new nuclear based on old, clunky paradigms is not ready to compete without carbon taxes or some big financial incentive. So yes, either nuclear needs to innovate or it won't beat out renewables and gas in the 21st century.