Nearly every model out there points to the important role nuclear power must play in an energy system designed to reduce emissions.

In order to ensure the future of nuclear power, the world needs safe reactor designs, effective waste disposal solutions, and more political support.

Any time I write about nuclear power, it evokes passionate responses from readers. That was certainly the case following my previous article, Nuclear Power Could Cut The World's Carbon Emissions In Half.

There is always a contingent who are convinced that all we need is solar power. I tend to think of these people as those "who haven't done the math." They provide lots of qualitative responses like "solar is cheaper than nuclear power" and cite solar energy's incredible growth rate.

It is true that solar is ramping up rapidly. In fact, I have written about it many times. All the way back in 2007 I wrote The Future is Solar. I have written dozens of articles on the topic since. But some solar proponents always try to convince me that we don't need nuclear by citing facts I already know.