Shutting down fossil fuel electric plants

[Amarok]

But were going to have to do it or suffer the consequences

It’s not an all or nothing thing.

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More nuclear generated electricity will need to be in the mix somewhere. Never said it was the total answer.

The problem with nuclear is unless the capital cost is greatly reduced, it is not economic on all-in cost of energy basis.   Particularly in the US.     Right now Solar, wind and fossil are all cheaper than nuclear.    This is discouraging the sort of investment needed to provide good prospect of improvement.    Trump restricting nuclear exports to China is not helping with nuclear power research in the US.

Yes it is all or nothing

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If you can’t convince the rate payers to subsidize the higher cost, then the cost is the ultimate issue.

It so happens that, on the whole, those willing to pay extra to reduce green house gas emission also loath nuclear power with even more vehement passion.   So nuclear power is the evidence solution to the problem that is hated by those most concerned with the problem even more than the problem itself.

Then those people will need to grow up. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_...er_sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_nu..._operation

Tell that to the people who lived in Fukushima Daiichi