Why is the nuclear power industry stagnant?
&quot;Recently, places as diverse as Texas, California, Oklahoma&#x2F;Iowa&#x2F;Kansas&#x2F;Nebraska (SPP), the UK, and Germany have rapidly decarbonized without nuclear.&quot;<p>Uh...Germany&#x27;s actually recarbonized by shutting down their nuclear [increasing coal and imported electricity to pick up the slack].<p>&quot;The nuclear electricity production lost in Germany&#x27;s phase-out was primarily replaced with coal electricity production and electricity importing. One study found that the nuclear phase-out caused $12 billion in social costs per year, primarily due to increases in mortality due to exposure to pollution from fossil fuels.&quot;
--[<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Energy_in_Germany" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Energy_in_Germany</a>]<p>California&#x27;s likely to have serious shortages [again] if they shut off the rest of theirs.  Plus: &quot;California&#x27;s electricity rates are among the highest in the United States as a result of the changing energy mix within the state, including aggressive construction of new natural gas power plants.&quot;
--[<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Energy_in_California" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Energy_in_California</a>]<p>I don&#x27;t know enough to check the rest of the article, but this certainly gives me some doubts as to its accuracy.