We are living in the future.
Drones are being tested for food delivery. Google has allegedly created sentient artificial intelligence. And combustion cars are being phased out for electric vehicles.
Meanwhile, we’re not fully embracing the most efficient form of clean energy – nuclear.
In Sweden – an old oil-powered gas plant is being fired up more regularly after the Scandinavian nation decommissioned several nuclear reactors.
California recently announced that it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in a little over a decade. Shortly thereafter, California asked residents to avoid charging electric vehicles due to electricity shortages.
The Golden State is now reneging on its planned closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. Turns out shutting down a source of 8 percent of California’s power wasn’t a bright idea.
Nuclear energy is the only way to transition off of fossil fuels while retaining our high quality of life.
“Nuclear energy is the only way to transition off of fossil fuels while retaining our high quality of life.”
This is a false premise.
There is NO reason to transition off fossil fuels and to do so will grossly reduce our quality of life.
No thank you!!!
The spent fuel rods will be radioactive for thousands of years.
Storage for other generations to have to deal with it, is unacceptable.
If there is a nuclear meltdown, regions surrounding the site with be uninhabitable for generations, like Chernobyl and Fukushima. We are still dealing with cancer from the Three Mile Island meltdown back in 79. I would personally love to see all the nuclear power plants surrounding us, like Salem in NJ, and Calvert Cliffs to be taken offline The Delmarva Peninsula receives no benefit what so ever from this.
Most efficient for winning a WAR !!!! Should have used it on China & North Korea & listened to McArthur !!!!
Mom nature’s earth natural replenishes itself. Millions of years….hell we are probably repeating (living) like folks did 500,000 years ago – who the hell knows.
Fossil fuels, solar and nuclear are means (within the last 200+ years that we have just started to fully undersand. Don’t need to leap to conclusions without good data and effective re-engineering.
Not lining pockets of the big boys/girls.