The guardian isn’t a reputable source on this. We could adjust regulation in the US, pre-approve a handful of small to medium reactor designs and probably have

The guardian isn’t a reputable source on this. We could adjust regulation in the US, pre-approve a handful of small to medium reactor designs and probably have a lot of them built in under 10 years. The historical lag time comes from the period of rapid technological improvement and regulatory change where projects had to be redesigned multiple times mid project. If you think grid scale solar and wind are just as susceptible to bad regulation, NIMBYs, graft, and bureaucratic nonsense then you may not be paying attention. Note the lack of offshore wind in the US. Existing nuclear power tech could displace natural gas and coal without the need for storage or much land. We also wouldn’t need to overhaul the grid.