Nuclear power is the best climate-change solution
I&#x27;d be fine with more nuclear power plants, but if wind&#x2F;solar plus batteries are cheaper, that&#x27;s what&#x27;s going to get built.<p>Also, renewables don&#x27;t require a high degree of trust in the human operators to manage risks appropriately.  I think that&#x27;s really the main sticking point with nuclear; reliable reactors can be made, but how do you manage the humans who maintain the plants in a way that&#x27;s not susceptible to corruption or corner-cutting?<p>If nuclear can be made to handle more of our energy needs for a reasonable cost, then that&#x27;s a good thing, and if it can be made cheaper by updating regulations without sacrificing safety, then I think that would be awesome.  But I think we should plan for the future under the assumption that most of our energy will come from renewables.  That&#x27;s the lowest-risk plan that doesn&#x27;t require major regulatory changes or new technology.  (Apparently there are also some major lithium iron phosphate patents that are expired or expiring soon, which should open up cheap battery manufacturing to companies outside of China.)