The case for nuclear power

The Rational View episode 40 returns to focus on nuclear because it is timely. Progressive governments are considering large investments to address climate change. Taxpayer money and goodwill are going to be dumped down the drain unless people wake up quickly to the reality of our situation. Renewables are not sufficient to displace fossil fuels. The scale of the task is immense. Anti-nuke apologists are pushing for a nightmare scenario with 100% renewable energy to support the US' entire power grid. I found a great review called 'roadmap to nowhere' where they call out some of the insanity in this approach. Over the first 15 years $1 trillion per year is spent. Over 35 years they build 496,000 5 MW windmills, 18 billion square meters of PV panels on 131,200 square miles. And the day they lay the last panel over the last square meter of pavement, they need to repeat it all again because the first panels will be 10 years past their useful life. This level of production would be needed forever. And not just in the US.

Public sentiment needs to change. That's why I got into this. I like the Star Trek version of the future, and it is feasible to achieve it with abundant power and automation provided by nuclear energy.

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