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.