Which Would You Choose: Nuclear or Coal?

Earlier this year, I wrote a piece for Slate that probed the argument for nuclear power, which, in a nutshell, is based on the climate change imperative. I didn't sugarcoat the serious obstacles to a nuclear build-out. I also said that solar and wind should be ramped up. At the same time, I sided with realists who don't see renewables meeting the world's voracious energy needs. So I wrote: