and coal fired plants are much easier to build...NOW.
New Nuclear Power Plants take more time to build, approve and staff. You can't just snap your fingers. Fortunately, the Biden admin has passed legislation to get GEN-IV plants through the demonstration phase and hopefully into widespread construction by 2030...write your representatives, urging them to support this transition.
Link: https://www.economist.com/china/2023/11/30/china-is-building-nuclear-reactors-faster-than-any-other-country