Let Go of the Nuclear Retrofuture

Metadata

  • Author: Noah Smith
  • Full Title: Let Go of the Nuclear Retrofuture
  • Category:articles
  • Summary: Noah Smith discusses the potential restart of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, highlighting the positive shift in public perception towards nuclear energy in the U.S. He argues that while nuclear power has benefits like being clean and reliable, advancements in solar and battery technology may make it less central to future energy solutions. Smith believes the era of nuclear dominance has passed, and it now exists as a nostalgic vision of what could have been.
  • URL: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/let-go-of-the-nuclear-retrofuture

Highlights

  • It’s clean. It’s reliable. And despite a couple of high-profile disasters, it’s a heck of a lot safer than people think. (View Highlight)
  • Nuclear’s defeat left scars of resentment, cynicism, and mistrust — of the environmental movement, and of regulation in general. (View Highlight)