why we don’t rely on nuclear power plants more, especially these days

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why we don’t rely on nuclear power plants more, especially these days

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Answer 1

Basically there’s no will. China is building 150 reactors in the next 15 years. Not saying they are going to be the epitome of perfection. But if they can build 150 moderately safe ones, why can’t the US build 20 pristine ones? Basically because there isn’t a willpower to do so.

Americans are obsessed with intermittent power generation such as solar and wind which inherently can’t operate at all times of the day.

So the ELI answer is: there’s no willpower.