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Elon Musk is 'pro-nuclear' power, surprised by backlash against it
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said he's a proponent of nuclear power and was "surprised by some of the public sentiment against nuclear."
"I'm not saying we should go build a whole bunch of nuclear plants, but I don't think we should shut down ones that are operating safely," Musk said at the Code Conference in Los Angeles.
Musk pointed to Germany's push to decommission its nuclear power plants, which he said forced the country to rely more heavily on coal-fired power plants. Research published last year concluded that Germany's nuclear energy was being replaced primarily by sources such as coal plants and estimated that the increased pollution most likely led to 1,100 deaths a year.
"I don't think that was the right decision," Musk said of Germany's approach."
"I'm not saying we should go build a whole bunch of nuclear plants...."
He will, it's just a matter of time.
Elon Musk is 'pro-nuclear' power, surprised by backlash against it
Musk pointed to Germany, which has been phasing out nuclear power plants but has replaced their energy largely with dirtier coal plants.
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