Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it was “inhumane” because some environmentalists advocated shutting down nuclear power plants. He announced this on his Twitter account.
“The countries of the world should increase the production of atomic energy! Shutting down nuclear power plants is insane for national security. Their closure, which is harmful to the environment, ”wrote the billionaire.
Currently, many countries of the world are phasing out nuclear power, which is a powerful source of renewable energy. But experts have concerns about its safety after the accidents at nuclear power plants in Chernobyl and Fukushima.
Musk has been a strong advocate of using nuclear energy as a renewable resource in the past. in an interview insider businessman In March of this year, Musk urged not only to shut down nuclear power plants, but also to reopen those that were already shut down.
According to him, this should be done primarily in countries where there is no risk of mass natural disasters. He concluded that nuclear power was needed until other renewable sources became more reliable.
Earlier Musk declarationCreating a digital version of his brain based on cloud infrastructure. In this way, he confirmed that he is testing the latest neural network technologies.