Electrical demand, already straining the grid, is expected to continue rising in the U.S. Technology has played a huge part in that growth. Researchers estimate that a whopping 8% of U.S. electrical consumption is used solely to power personal computers.
I babysit plenty of families that have 3 and 4 computers in their house- each kid has one in their bedroom, one in the office, maybe a laptop here and there, etc. It’s quite astonishing.
Clearly this energy has to come from somewhere. While wind and solar power, also both non-emitters of greenhouse gases, are expected to be increasingly important, we need more, and a more reliable source of power.
That’s where nuclear power comes in. Now that we know what a huge environmental mess greenhouse gases are- and it’s a fact that global warming is in existence, solving the nuclear waste disposal issue is our focus, not whether or not we’re going to use it.