> ... If after a certain time... Why wait? I'm quite aware of the various downsides of nuclear. Yes, it's currently expensive. But one way or another, every

> ... If after a certain time... Why wait? I'm quite aware of the various downsides of nuclear. Yes, it's currently expensive. But one way or another, every functional nuclear power plant displaces several natural gas and coal plants. It's really that simple. If we assume that CH4 and CO2 emissions have a strong chance of being an existential threat to our civilization, then we can make no other option but to embrace nuclear ASAP, even with all of its problems. At the same time, pour funding into research: there's all kinds of fission technologies that show promise in safety, cost and in minimizing byproducts. Even more important, pour funding into batteries and other energy storage technologies. As far as renewables have come, we they have hardly scratched the surface for base load requirements. Except for hydro in some locations.