Nuclear Power

I think the whole world will end up running on nuclear power. Nuclear power already provides something like 20% of the US electricity needs, so the ball has started rolling, and I can only see it picking up pace. Anti-nuclear people can campaign all they like, but it wont stop this percentage from growing. The technology exists, and it is safe.
Other types of power are just impractical long term. How many wind farms would it take to produce as much power as one nuclear plant? How many acres would have to be ripped up to provide a home for those wind turbines? How many birds would get killed by the twirling blades?
It would be nice if the US and the rest of the world simply stopped using as much power in all forms - more efficient appliances, smaller cars, more consumer care.