[kemiller]

It’s not a straw man, it’s the whole point, and no one is saying not to push as hard as possible on renewables too. Porque no los dos? The best part of nuclear is that it slots in for coal as base load with no other changes. If we can do that until solar+wind+storage catch up we can get to net zero faster.

[pfdietz]

"Nuclear" and "faster" don't belong in the same sentence. Renewables can be brought online, and start displacing CO2 emissions, far faster than nuclear can. Any expenditure on new nuclear is a move away from the optimal path to reducing CO2 emission.

[kemiller]

Renewable sources, yes. But not storage, and it’s that base load where nuclear can help.

[pfdietz]

Storage can be brought on very quickly as well. And more importantly, we don't need storage for renewables to displace CO2 right now.