> Huge scale and persistence of accidents. This also affects the cost equation. One Chernobyl or Fukushima and nuclear is suddenly by far the most expensive so

> Huge scale and persistence of accidents. This also affects the cost equation. One Chernobyl or Fukushima and nuclear is suddenly by far the most expensive source of energy, even more costly than the most expensive renewable sources. Pre-Fukushima nuclear power in Japan was economical. Post-Fukushima Japan would have been better off building hundreds of billions of dollars worth of solar, wind, pumped hydro, and batteries, and building undersea cables to link its grid with neighboring countries. All that would have cost a lot more up front but amortized over 100 years including Fukushima it would have been a lot cheaper.