I agree the stance is old-fashioned, but nuclear is not the solution in 2023. We correctly attempted it in the 2000s, it did not deliver, lets learn from that experience. Who would finance another Flamanville [1] or Vogtle [2] today?

The research is clear, every cent invested in nuclear power prolongs the climate crisis. [3]

> On both costs and speed, renewable energy sources beat nuclear. Every euro invested in new nuclear plants thus delays decarbonization compared to investments in renewable power. In a decarbonizing world, delays increase CO2 emissions.

The recently nationalized debt laden French nuclear behemoth EDF can not even finance new nuclear plants without direct state aid. [4]

> (Montel) French utility EDF is unable to self-finance the construction of new nuclear reactors due to its EUR 65bn debt and so needs state funding, CEO Luc Remont told a hearing of France’s lower house on Wednesday.

Meanwhile Germany are raking in tens of billions by simply selling the right to build off-shore wind. [5]

> Germany’s first dynamic bidding process, covering four offshore wind zones with a combined capacity of 7 GW, has generated EUR 12.6 billion in proceeds, according to the Federal Network Agency.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamanville_Nuclear_Power_Plan...

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogtle_Electric_Generating_Pla...

[3]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254243512...

[4]: https://www.montelnews.com/news/1511372/french-state-must-fu...

[5]: https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/07/12/breaking-germany-rak...