If this helps China ween itself from coal faster then it's a huge win for the entire planet.
I know there's a lot of hate for nuclear (much of it understandable), but if we hadn't fucked it up in the 70's then climate change would not be a thing right now.
Yes, renewables and energy storage are good things too but the modern world is built on cheap energy and the more the merrier.
Side note: I became enamored with LFTR when it started getting promoted back in the day and I still think that too would be worth tackling.
I know there's a lot of hate for nuclear (much of it understandable), but if we hadn't fucked it up in the 70's then climate change would not be a thing right now.
Yes, renewables and energy storage are good things too but the modern world is built on cheap energy and the more the merrier.
Side note: I became enamored with LFTR when it started getting promoted back in the day and I still think that too would be worth tackling.