Setting aside the fear factor, nuclear electricity generation is not economically viable. It never has been. Read this 2005 paper and many others from RMI. <a href="https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/RMI_Nuclear_Power_Economics_Climate_Protection_Potential_2005.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/RMI_Nuclear_Power...</a>
His recent article titles tell an interesting story:<p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/#39d03420b1b8" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/#39d03420b...</a><p>Why Climate Activists Threaten Endangered Species With Extinction<p>Why Fear of Nuclear Threatens National Security And World Peace<p>Top UCLA Doctor Denounces HBO's "Chernobyl" As Wrong And "Dangerous"<p>Why HBO's "Chernobyl" Gets Nuclear So Wrong<p>And my personal favourite:<p>We Shouldn't Be Surprised Renewables Make Energy Expensive Since That's Always Been The Greens' Goal<p>Note these aren't cherry picked these are literally his last few articles.<p>Ironic that he used to use the argument that environmentalists undermined their own argument with their strident tone, painting the IPCC as activists.
I wonder if the popular HBO show Chernobyl will add any fuel to this fire. It paints nuclear power in a very bad light (albeit fairly — Chernobyl was horrific).<p>I’m afraid it could cause some serious resistance to nuclear power, which could be a very important solution to energy security and aspects of global warming.<p>I’ve always wondered whether show writers consider this. It’s similar to the ER/medical shows where an organ donor turns out to still be alive or something like that. I wonder if they consider the potential damage that has on organ donation and the ramifications of turning off so many people from signing up to be a donor.