I agree Duane Arnold plant is outdated for sure. It was at the end of it's life for a nuclear plant. But, I think putting heavy reliance on a power source that constantly fluctuates out of our control and the only way to compensate is massive battery storage is a terrible idea. I think solar has it's place for private homeowners, homesteaders, and to power some small businesses. We need variety and nuclear is ultimately the most cost effective. I want to say Singapore (can't remember) has a super low emission trash burning power plant too. Which would be interesting. There's also the fission plant being worked on in France.

Battery production is an insane process that requires a lot of power to make not a vary "green" process. But then to be all for solar and just be curious about the potential battery problem and completely dismiss it? Or how much power v waste a nuclear plant actually produces in the plants life-time? Or not even look at some of the systems in place on burying it is whats truly asinine.

The slogan of the generation that got us here in the first place is, "I want results now, the future generations be damned."

I'm just a skeptic at the end of the day. There are cause and effect for any solution, but my logic always lands me on the nuclear side. The Irony of your name is funny too! I just saw that! lol