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Nuclear is the only one that can actually satisfy base load demand, we don't have enough batteries in the world to make up for solar and wind. Nuclear is also the safest.
Another issue is that solar panels only last 5 to 10 years and they will need to be replaced and we do not have the infrastructure required to properly recycle them. There is going to be a large bill to foot when they start dropping like flies, though, to be fair nuclear has a much high upfront cost.
This is completely false. There are solar-panels that are still in operation after 30 years easily.
These figures usually come from commercial operations where it is cheaper to replace them with new ones when they drop some percentage of efficiency. Basically 20 year old panels only have 80% of the original efficiency, so in some places where space is premium the new panels pay for themselves and thus is it economical to replace the old ones after 10 years or so.
We also don't have infrastructure to properly deal with spent fuel rods
Nuclear is safer than solar and wind? That doesn't sound right
Vibes are the best way to tackle existential threats.
Nuclear is ridiculously safe. I mean that literally. No other industry is as safe and has as many regulations and as much oversight as nuclear power, largely unfounded.
Personally I'd prefer other industries get safer though to make up the gap.
It isn't but nuclear Stans cant reason.
source 1 (2012 article, listing statista as source)
source 2 (2023 graph from statista)
In 2012 nuclear was by far the safest. Now, it's only beaten by solar, and only by 0.01 deaths per thousand terawatt hour.
It's also worth pondering the fact that governments have not been investing nearly as much into developing nuclear as renewables.
This is inappropriately rude and hostile.