> We tried to make nuclear energy a thing for over 50 years, No, we didn't. Nuclear was and is unpopular for reasons that aren't justified by the evidence. >

> We tried to make nuclear energy a thing for over 50 years, No, we didn't. Nuclear was and is unpopular for reasons that aren't justified by the evidence. > we aren't able to make safe use of it This is entirely untrue. Nuclear is the safest energy source by far, even more so than wind or solar: https://www.statista.com/statistics/494425/death-rate-worldwide-by-energy-source/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/494425/death-rate-worldw... > we couldn't get a solution for the waste. We know the solution for the waste, we just have to act on it. And anyway, we have to solve for the existing waste and once you have to dig a big hole for a little bit of waste you can use that existing hole for a whole lot of waste with virtually no economic impact.