We probably should have built more nuclear plants, but it's too late now. Any plants we started planning today would not come on line for 10-20 years. In the me

We probably should have built more nuclear plants, but it's too late now. Any plants we started planning today would not come on line for 10-20 years. In the meantime, renewable energy is cheaper, simpler, and quicker; any money we might be able to spend developing additional nuclear plants would be put to better use developing more wind, solar, and long-distance transmission infrastructure.