TSLA - Elon weighs in on nuclear energy debate

"Unless susceptible to extreme natural disasters, nuclear power plants should not be shut down" tweets Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk on the back of vocal opposition to the closing of California's last nuclear power plant With Europeans in the midst of an energy crisis, leaders across the continent have made plans to grow nuclear power capacity, while the US has been reducing its exposure to the zero-carbon power source Just last month, Macron of France announced plans for the country to return to constructing nuclear power plants, reversing an earlier strategy of reducing nuclear power from 75% of the energy mix to 50% As the only zero-carbon, utility-scale source of baseload power other than hydro, nuclear advocates have claimed that the fuel source is the only way to electrify the vehicle fleet while reducing green house gas emissions With Energy Secretary Granholm stating on the eve of the infrastructure bill, "carbon-free

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Elon weighs in on nuclear energy debate