First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.
I’m definitely all for some decentralization, but our power grid would need to be overhauled drastically to support solar/wind at a large scale. A cloud going over a bunch of solar panels, for example, is a massive engineering problem and can bring down a grid temporarily.
Our tech just isn’t ready to go full steam ahead into renewables. Storage tech will be a large step closer, but remember the scale we’re talking about. I understand that investing in renewables invests in research, but I fail to see how nuclear isn’t the off the shelf answer.
Cheap - sustainable - steady power - thorium reactors are even renewable. Modern designs and computers make nuclear disasters far less likely (to the point where it’s not really a valid concern). Nuclear waste isn’t even as big an issue as people believe. Most of the waste can just decay on-site. The Boring Truth About Nuclear Waste