Nuclear energy.

Uranium A single fuel pellet (the size of a fingertip) produces as much energy as a ton of coal, 149 gallons of oil or 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas.

Nuclear plants run at over 90% capacity - more than wind, solar or fossil fuels which means less downtime and more consistent electricity.

France gets - 70% of its electricity from nuclear plants and has some of the cleanest air in Europe.

Germany spent billions to phase out nuclear plants and ended up burning more coal to keep the lights on.

Nuclear fusion the same process that powers the Sun - produced a net energy gain in a US lab for the first time in 2022.

Small Modular Reactors could power entire towns and be built in under three years - a fraction of traditional timelines.

More people die annually from air pollution caused by fossil fuels than have ever died from nuclear accidents in history. Radiation fear often overshadows real daily threats.

All of the US nuclear waste ever produced could fit inside a single football field stacked 10 metres high. The problem isn't volume - it's long term storage and politics.

To match the output of one  nuclear plant, you'd need over 3,000 acres of solar panels - or a small mountain's worth of batteries.

While the upfront cost of nuclear plant is high, the average lifespan of a plant is over 60 years - longer than most renewable installations.

My take

The hesitation among people to chose nuclear power over others is the fear that they have in times of catastrophe!

Tailpiece.

Got up at 6, switched on the hymns on the home theatre, lit up the lamp in the puja room and opened up the house for the day.

A quiet day and the maid was on leave.

Walked within the house and recited my prayers.

A quiet day otherwise.