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This is also why I've become a bit more skeptical about Nuclear. Renewables + batteries are pretty mediocre right now but if I'm to bet on something for the nex

• SigmundA 5y ago
  I think nuclear is still really important and has a lot of room for improvement. It's hard to beat its output stability and energy density while emitting no carbon. Just have to figure out how to keep it safe.
  • amanaplanacanal 5y ago
    Just have to figure out how to make it cost less than other energy sources.
    • TheAdamAndChe 5y ago
      Small modular reactors are probably our best bet here. Centrally manufactured, fail-safe designs, short on-site construction times and time-to-first-power-output. It all depends at this point on if the regulatory environment can be improved soon enough for it to matter.
  • ashtonkem 5y ago
    Nuclear is already incredibly safe. Installing solar has probably killed more people than nuclear ever has.
• imtringued 5y ago
  Nuclear is ok for district heating because there aren't many alternatives. Burning gas 20% of the time as backup is not as big of a problem as many people make it out to be. The atmosphere doesn't care when you pollute, just how much, so intermittency is one of the biggest red herrings of all time. If we had grids with 80% renewables you can start thinking about grid storage but right now it doesn't matter that much.