California also has plenty of aboveground power. It seems like a good % of the forest fires are blamed on PG&E infrastructure.

Unfortunately the time when nuclear could have served as a "bridge technology" to more sustainable sources in the US has likely passed. When is the last time a new plant has been built in this country, including a major overhaul of an existing facility? The permitting, engineering, and construction costs just don't pencil anymore as they did decades ago. Building more wind and solar from a kilowatt/$ standpoint makes more sense at this point.

The Main St bridge/ Berlin St intersection and gateway looks way more interesting from back then instead of the gas station and supermarket parking lot of today.