Want to Stop Climate Change? Then It's Time to Fall Back in Love With Nuclear Energy - “Nuclear power is virtually free of emissions. We need to be rational and practical and make full use of nuclear power, before the world becomes uninhabitable for our children.”

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Bidduam1 on March 11st, 2019 at 15:19 UTC »

The argument I hear against this is that at this point even renewables are cheaper than nuclear, is this incorrect?

SecondButton on March 11st, 2019 at 14:26 UTC »

I used to be a nuke in the US Navy. I am wholeheartedly in favor of nuclear technology. My dislike for it in the US stems from the ban on nuclear research for so many years. We are stuck with 50 year old tech when we should be conducting research to lead the world in nuclear energy safety. I suspect France is the world leader at this point but it's been 10 years since I really paid attention. I work in solar for now because people are putting in the work to make solar successful at this time.

Tullibeast on March 11st, 2019 at 14:17 UTC »

To everyone saying nuclear power won't work because it's so dangerous; you know France's energy production is over 70% nuclear right? They haven't had any global newsworthy events or accidents in the over 60 years of having nuclear power plants in operation. They have somewhere around 60 plants around the country.

And as for air pollution, France has some of the cleanest air in the EU due to its use of nuclear power, and it's carbon emissions are less than 10% that of Germany, and even lower than that of Denmark. Nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide has been reduced by over 70% in 20 years, while power output tripled.