Sorry Jim, still doesn’t make any sense the 2nd time around.
I live 20 miles form a nuke plant and my only regret is there aren’t more of them. Remember the last nuke plant in the US was built in 1977 (thanks, Jane Fonda) and was designed before the microprocessor was invented. Compare the technology in an AMC Gremilin vs a new BMW and you’ll see all the technology is there, and has been for years.
What is lacking is the political leadership to make safe, clean, and efficient nuclear power the mainstay of our energy portfolio.
Had we put anywhere near as much emphasis on nuclear as has been put on ethanol, wind, solar, biofuels and the rest, we would be energy self-sufficient for power at half the cost. Unless the world is willing to accept a population crash and revert to campfires and oil lamps. And I’m ag’in that.
I'm not just a nay-sayer - the alternative fusion technology needs stepped up R&D.