Nuclear Power and Climate Change

I'm definitely going to discuss nuclear power more in the future and in much greater detail, but for now I just want to share this excellent article from the Economist about the next generation of nuclear power plants. The advantages nuclear holds over not just renewables but also conventional fossil fuel power plants are legion. They are expensive to build, but once up and running their variable cost of electricity generation is almost zero. Their only emissions are water vapor, the uranium fuel is sourced chiefly from Australia and Canada, and the next generation of reactors now on the drawing board will be able to produce hydrogen for free as a byproduct of electricity generation. And best of all, they keep chugging along even when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing.

But go ahead, read the article. It provides a detailed overview of all the different technologies under consideration for the 4th generation of reactors, and each technology's pros and cons.