What matters isn't how much pollution is released. What matters is the harm and suffering it causes. Nuclear has a long, long way to go to catch up with carbon-based fuels in that regard.
I disagree that nuclear waste is a problem. To the extent that it is a problem, the solution is stupidly simple: store it in Antarctica where no technologically-illiterate humans can possibly come into contact with it, and where we can reclaim it later if/when we need it.
Also, nobody said coal and nuclear are the only possible technologies for creating electricity.
They're what we have to work with. Renewable sources should be aggressively explored and developed, but they are currently not sufficient by themselves.
I disagree that nuclear waste is a problem. To the extent that it is a problem, the solution is stupidly simple: store it in Antarctica where no technologically-illiterate humans can possibly come into contact with it, and where we can reclaim it later if/when we need it.
Also, nobody said coal and nuclear are the only possible technologies for creating electricity.
They're what we have to work with. Renewable sources should be aggressively explored and developed, but they are currently not sufficient by themselves.