The up front cost of nuclear is largely all the red tape caused by fear mongering.
Which is wild because coal plants release more radiation per kW generated than nuclear.
Renewable tech has gotten far better in even the last 5 years.
It won’t ever be able to handle 24/7/365 base loads, but they’ve already proven far more robust in developing places like Texas that cannot keep their fossil fuel plants running reliably in inclement weather.
Jokes aside, seriously, the answer is, and always will be nuclear + renewables.
The up front cost of nuclear is largely all the red tape caused by fear mongering.
Which is wild because coal plants release more radiation per kW generated than nuclear.
Renewable tech has gotten far better in even the last 5 years.
It won’t ever be able to handle 24/7/365 base loads, but they’ve already proven far more robust in developing places like Texas that cannot keep their fossil fuel plants running reliably in inclement weather.
Jokes aside, seriously, the answer is, and always will be nuclear + renewables.