First ACPR-1000 Nuclear Unit Begins Commercial Operation in China

[John ONeill]

12. 'I don't see anyone choosing renewable over nuclear. They choose renewable over coal.'

'I don't see anyone choosing renewable over nuclear. They choose renewable over coal.' The Germans have chosen coal over nuclear - the last of the reactors which used to provide nearly a third of the country's power will close by 2022, while there is no plan on when to phase out the coal plants, by far the largest power source now.
In the US, Democrat-led states have been closing nuclear plants to the benefit of natural gas - San Onofre in California, and Vermont Yankee, have mainly been replaced by gas power. Diablo Canyon will supposedly be substituted by mandatory solar roofs, but as soon as the sun sets or the clouds move in, the gas turbines will be busy making CO2 ( unless maybe Michael Shellenberger gets to be Governor.) Even is sunny California, solar gets less than a third of nuclear's capacity factor, and over most of the country, rather less.