Why We Need Innovative Nuclear Power
&quot;But I could already see major limitations looming ahead: the huge amounts of land needed, the lack of scalable ways to match their inconstant power to society’s unremitting thirst for energy.&quot;<p>I sometimes wonder if authors of these pro-nuclear articles are paid to astroturf for the nuclear power industry or if they are just unaware of what solar is capable of.<p>The &quot;huge amounts of land&quot; claim is incorrect (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;quora&#x2F;2016&#x2F;09&#x2F;22&#x2F;we-could-power-the-entire-world-by-harnessing-solar-energy-from-1-of-the-sahara&#x2F;#7a8b60f5d440" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;quora&#x2F;2016&#x2F;09&#x2F;22&#x2F;we-could-power...</a>) and in reality much of solar power could be deployed on urban hardscapes.<p>The second claim seems to ignore the possibility of batteries and other large scale energy storage, never mind that solar would be complemented by other renewable energy sources.<p>The other problem with the nuclear industry (ignoring all the much talked about safety and waste storage issues) is that it ends up being a centralized power source. Living in a solar unfriendly state with the most profitable energy utility in the country (no rate review in 30+ years) I do not want to see any more centralization and the corresponding corruption. Yeah, I know centralization doesn&#x27;t imply corruption and abuse of power, but it sure makes it easier.