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Sure why not, but let us not get carried away and think THIS is the solution to global warming. It is unproven, it will be too late, and not scale up quick enou

Sure why not, but let us not get carried away and think THIS is the solution to global warming. It is unproven, it will be too late, and not scale up quick enough. By unproven I mean that the economics of it is unproven. We have no proof that SMR will be cheaper than large reactors. The article points this out as well. By late I mean at current fast pace of development a lot of will happen with wind and solar in the 10 years it will take for this to get online.

tonyedgecombe 7y ago
If wind, solar and storage have made these plants obsolete in ten years then that's fine. Nobody will lose any sleep over that. Most likely though it won't, then we are stuck relying on a couple of unproven large reactors.
gonational 7y ago
Nothing is ever enough. The only solution is to give our money to the overlords.
koheripbal 7y ago
Agreed. There are way too many advocates for theoretical solutions. The reality is that nuclear power, as is, can solve global warming.
auiya 7y ago
And the US at least has a long way to go before wind/solar even come close to being the majority sources of our energy production - https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3
stjohnswarts 7y ago
Thanks for the "too late" explanation :) . I feared it was of the "world is going to end in 12 years!" as if climate change is a binary thing.
ars 7y ago
By your standards there are NO energy sources available. All of them will be too late and are of unproven economics. I guess best option is to sit back and watch the fireworks?
macspoofing 7y ago
Wind and Solar need battery backup. There is no grid-scale battery technology today, nor is one forthcoming in any sort of reasonable term (on the order of the next one or two decades). Care to rethink your standard on what is proven and unproven?

tonyedgecombe 7y ago

If wind, solar and storage have made these plants obsolete in ten years then that's fine. Nobody will lose any sleep over that. Most likely though it won't, then we are stuck relying on a couple of unproven large reactors.

gonational 7y ago

Nothing is ever enough. The only solution is to give our money to the overlords.

koheripbal 7y ago

Agreed. There are way too many advocates for theoretical solutions. The reality is that nuclear power, as is, can solve global warming.

auiya 7y ago

And the US at least has a long way to go before wind/solar even come close to being the majority sources of our energy production - https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3

stjohnswarts 7y ago

Thanks for the "too late" explanation :) . I feared it was of the "world is going to end in 12 years!" as if climate change is a binary thing.

ars 7y ago

By your standards there are NO energy sources available. All of them will be too late and are of unproven economics. I guess best option is to sit back and watch the fireworks?

macspoofing 7y ago

Wind and Solar need battery backup. There is no grid-scale battery technology today, nor is one forthcoming in any sort of reasonable term (on the order of the next one or two decades). Care to rethink your standard on what is proven and unproven?