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With current and foreseeable low cost of natural gas in the USA, nuclear tech will never be economically competitive. In addition, the nuclear industry asks the
by intrasight 10y ago
With current and foreseeable low cost of natural gas in the USA, nuclear tech will never be economically competitive. In addition, the nuclear industry asks the government to legislate liability caps.
- ajkjk 10y agoHow do you know?
- intrasight 10y agoJust stating an educated opinion
- ajkjk 10y agoOkay, I don't believe you. How do you know?
- tmuir 10y agoIs the foreseeable future greater than 16 years? In 2001, the entire energy sector looked unrecognizable when compared to 2017.
- intrasight 10y agoForeseeable until something changes. Utility companies are making long-term capital expenditure bets in a uncertain political and economic environment. If they can get cheap gas and cheap gas turbines, why would they consider risky, expensive, unproven technologies?