I'm quite likely to be somewhat biased as a result of my living in Japan.
While nuclear power should be a viable alternative I find the the downsides are not easy to ignore.
Having for-profit companies managing nuclear power facilities to create profits can lead to conflicts of interest.
The lack of a compelling solution for handling the waste.
The damage caused by an unexpected accident/natural event.
The vulnerability of the large volume of rods kept in vulnerable storage pools.
The inability of current technology to repair the damage caused by an error/mistake/accident.
I personally would prefer that the massive amounts of money needed for nuclear be applied to less efficient but also less troublesome sources of energy that have less negative risks/waste/by-products.
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