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I think you have the onus of responsibility backwards. Nuclear power's ability to achieve the amount and type of energy production appropriate for today's energ
by icegreentea2 7y ago
I think you have the onus of responsibility backwards. Nuclear power's ability to achieve the amount and type of energy production appropriate for today's energy usage patterns is proven.
We should be determining the feasibility of scaling solar and wind energy production, creating enough multi-scale storage, and long distance load balancing, and demand shaping before winding down nuclear.
I think it's obvious that we need to do both. Nuclear plants have a lifespan of ~50 years. Reaching and sustaining zero carbon lifestyle isn't a one time occurrence, it'll be an on-going journey for centuries. We'll have plenty of opportunities later to drawdown nuclear.