Are you in favor of shutting down existing nuclear plants in favor of coal? This is for example the action that Germany has taken, supported by the “Green” party
Of course not. Existing serviceable plants should be producing. However, regulation needs to be improved. For example, many of the existing plants in the US have non-functional back up generators and pumps. Nuclear power is theoretically incredibly safe. Unfortunately with deregulation and human’s natural tendency, nuclear power is practically unsafe. My simple goal is to decarbonize in the fastest and cheapest way possible. And that is maximize existing and employ solar/wind/batteries as fast as possible.
I completely agree. At this point it is probably more possible to quickly decarbonize the grid with wind, solar, etc. We should’ve been building nuclear 30 or 40 years ago. At this point it’s too late to replace fossil fuels with nuclear, though we probably ought to build some nuclear for the stability of its output to decrease energy storage needs as we transition to renewables.
Are you in favor of shutting down existing nuclear plants in favor of coal? This is for example the action that Germany has taken, supported by the “Green” party
Of course not. Existing serviceable plants should be producing. However, regulation needs to be improved. For example, many of the existing plants in the US have non-functional back up generators and pumps. Nuclear power is theoretically incredibly safe. Unfortunately with deregulation and human’s natural tendency, nuclear power is practically unsafe. My simple goal is to decarbonize in the fastest and cheapest way possible. And that is maximize existing and employ solar/wind/batteries as fast as possible.
I completely agree. At this point it is probably more possible to quickly decarbonize the grid with wind, solar, etc. We should’ve been building nuclear 30 or 40 years ago. At this point it’s too late to replace fossil fuels with nuclear, though we probably ought to build some nuclear for the stability of its output to decrease energy storage needs as we transition to renewables.