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Nuclear as it exists is a finite energy source. We could have been in a similar situation if we doubled down on nuclear decades ago.
At some point, we will need to transition to nuclear systems built with different technologies, if they are feasable, which is still questionable, or other renewable energy sources, like solar and wind. No solution is going to be a magic bullet that solves the effect of climate change because it is the outcome stemming from several technological and social limitations.
- josephcsible 4y agoIt's only finite in the technical sense. Unless you do something really stupid like seal off "waste" that could still have a bunch more energy easily extracted, we have enough fissile material available for nuclear to be our sole energy source until the Sun blows up (which makes solar "finite" too, btw): https://whatisnuclear.com/blog/2020-10-28-nuclear-energy-is-longterm-sustainable.html https://whatisnuclear.com/blog/2020-10-28-nuclear-energy-is-...