No, we screwed it up so much that it would take decades to fix. Building a traditional reactor takes over ten years, while advanced reactors need ten more years of R&D. By that time, renewables may be cheaper than even next-generation reactors.
At the same time, solar and wind provide 2.7% and 5.3% of the world's electricity (nuclear is 10.4%) - yet everyone is comfortable betting on them to solve our climate crisis.
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No, we screwed it up so much that it would take decades to fix. Building a traditional reactor takes over ten years, while advanced reactors need ten more years of R&D. By that time, renewables may be cheaper than even next-generation reactors.
Also, all of the nuclear reactors in the world provide about 10% of the world's power. Even doubling this might not be enough.
At the same time, solar and wind provide 2.7% and 5.3% of the world's electricity (nuclear is 10.4%) - yet everyone is comfortable betting on them to solve our climate crisis.
Source: https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix
I've not had an electric bill this year. My panels make way more than I use. I'm cool with them.
I have the same experience with solar. I would also agree that there is not enough solar and wind production.