> Nuclear power is a zero emissions source of power Nuclear and offshore wind are equivalent (median: 12 gCO2eq/kWh) Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lif

> Nuclear power is a zero emissions source of power Nuclear and offshore wind are equivalent (median: 12 gCO2eq/kWh) Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_greenhouse_gas_emissions_of_energy_sources#2014_IPCC,_Global_warming_potential_of_selected_electricity_sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_greenhouse_gas_emis... > Alternative renewables (e.g. wind, solar) require fossil fuels to power the electrical grid when they are not able to generate Overprovision is part of a solution. Storage may tackle part of the challenge ( https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2020/declining-renewable-costs-drive-focus-on-energy-storage.html https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2020/declining-renewable-... ). On a large geographic scale renewables are able to continuously generate enough energy. We know how to transport energy (and nuke plants also need it), and interconnecting grid is considered a win whatever the type of source used (nuclear, wind...). See https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(19)30225-8 https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(19)30225-... , which doesn't seem to me more ambitious than hoping to quickly multiply by 10+ the existing nuclear power generation capacity, and hoping that there will be enough practically available combustible for them. > The amount of energy they output, relative to the energy input to construct The net outcome is positive. Moreover renewables don't need fuel, and therefore there is no need to worry about cost/reserves/geopolitical turmoil/terrorist actions/waste. > amount of land they consume For solar there are many adequate deserts and unused surfaces. For offshore wind there are huge pertinent areas. > Nuclear energy is safe, causing fewer deaths and adverse health impacts There are many ways to consider this. Here is one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl:_Consequences_of_the_Catastrophe_for_People_and_the_Environment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl:_Consequences_of_the... > If it is a dinosaur, then so are the transistors Transistors sci/tech made and makes huge progress. The nuke promises/dreams (fusion, no-waste...), albeit massively subsidized for decades, are stuck.