Long term, I wish we could build more nuclear power plants.
Nuclear produces no greenhouse gases, so enviro types should be happy with nuclear.
France figured that out years ago. They plan of 14+ new reactors in the next decades good for them. Texas has the pad space to double our nuclear power from 18% to 32% of our total power. The South Texas project has two empty pad spaces for two more huge reactors the cooling lake was sized for a 4 reactor plant. Same for Comanche peak it also has two empty pad spaces and it’s lake was sized for a 4 reactor plant. But nukes scare the Karen’s and their cuck Brad hubbys
I’m certainly for that.
Not so fast...
Are the uranium mines all electric or do they burn carbon based fuel?
How is the raw uranium transported to the processing plant? In electric trucks?
How is the uranium processed? It takes a lot of processing before the uranium is ready for the nuclear power plant.
How is the uranium transported from the processing plant to the power plant? On electric trucks?
How much energy does it take to manufacture a nuclear power plant, complying with all of the NRC safety mandates? Are there any electric concrete trucks?
So, once everything is in place, producing electricity in a nuclear power plant does not create a lot of greenhouse gasses. However, it takes a lot of carbon based energy to get it up and running.
Greenies don’t care about that, it the control they want.