One of the first things we may agree on with a few points
I will not comment on you in Aussie being idiots as I do not believe that. You stay alive when about every other living thing can kill you. That takes some brains. I will say that building more SAFE nuke plants makes the best sense. Folks have a negative image of them from stupid chit like the "simpsons" Yes 3 mile island and Chernobyl were issues. They were bad ones but so are many other things that occur. Anyone remember Bopal, India? Nothing is perfect
Ha ha, yeah, well, on the nuclear thing we haven’t been the “Best and Brightest”. We do have plenty of things that creep and eat although tends to be over-dramatised a little. A few venomous critters here and there.
Nuclear has issues...and it can be dangerous, but burning coal is dangerous too. Modern nuclear power plants are a long way removed from Three Mile Is. and Chernobyl. That Bhopal one was some chemical plant I think, or was there a nuclear issue? Oh, is that what you meant...’other things’. Yeah, what was that HUGE explosion in the shipping storage not so long ago. Yikes. EDIT: Beirut.
Batteries, solar, wind, natural gas, these all have a place, and the technology is still coming along. Most houses and factories should probably have some solar on the roof, it’s just good economics.
I have a battery at home...and it isn’t really good economy. I mis-judged that.
Hydro is excellent...if you have a decent dam nearby.
But nuclear, in the bigger picture, is safer, and cleaner, than almost anything else. Right now, I see it as the best alternative. Coal, oil, and gas WILL run out. And before then, will get VERY expensive. Nuclear is good for a few hundred years or more. And gives us time to develop better tech.
I’d love to see the end to burning coal...or at least a massive reduction where it’s possible. Make what we have left last longer.