“Wind and solar produced more U.S. power than coal during the first five months of this year, as several coal plants closed and gas prices dropped”

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Nuclear needs a steady supply of water for cooling, which has become rather unreliable these days in many regions.

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Newer generation nuclear plants have been designed to be safer and cooled by other means than water, but whether those will ever get built still seems up in the air.

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Ever heard of Molten salt reactors? They’re much safer than traditional reactors in many ways

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