we spent decades regulating nuclear power into a coma because we feared a 0.001% risk of accident and are now realizing the 100% risk of energy poverty and geopolitical irrelevance is far worse. the regulatory state is being viewed as a national security threat. the new mandate is Acceleration. the Malthusian view (we must consume less to save the planet) is dead. the techno optimist view (we must produce infinite energy to solve problems) has won