> After decades of nuclear power development, no one earth has successfully run a nuclear power system without massive government funding PG&E does. So do the

> After decades of nuclear power development, no one earth has successfully run a nuclear power system without massive government funding PG&E does. So do the other private power companies in the US that have nukes. > or control. What do you mean by "control"? The US does regulate power companies, but it's unclear that such regulation makes it possible for them to run nuclear power plants. > Right now, the federal government provides very large subsidies Nope. It limits their liability, which is different. If you think that their without-such-limits liability is close to correct, the liability that we apply to other power sources is hugely wrong (on the low side). Which reminds me - are there any privately operated power producing dams in the world? If not, then surely hydropower .....