Nuclear

Nuclear power is making a comeback. In a recent poll 57% of respondents favor more nuclear up from 43% in 2020. When Newsom was running for governor in 2016 he said he would close California's last nuclear plant. Five years later he was spearheading an effort to extend the life of the plant. Nuclear is a clean source of electricity. The United States is attempting to launch a nuclear comeback, largely powered by new smaller modular rector designs, but it's success in attaining its previous dominance is up for grabs at this point, experts say.Aug 30, 2023 China has 21 nuclear reactors under construction. About 60 reactors are under construction across the world and a further 110 are planned mostly in Asia. The move toward nuclear power will be from two directions. First is that people will come to understand that wind and solar are not carbon free because the mining, procession and disposal of materials needed for windmills and solar panels are not carbon free and that both need a back up for when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine. Second, nuclear is safe and new reactors can use up stored nuclear waste. It is unfortunate that valuable time is wasting while the world waits for people to come around.