Is There a Future for Nuclear?

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We will still be burning fossil fuels for the next few decades. But much, much fewer than we are today. I think coal will very quickly die out. All of the fossil fuels that power electricity predominantly will die out because solar wind. And certainly if you ask me, I think we should be much more friendly towards nuclear. It's just absurd that we don't have more nuclear power in the world.

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