Since the development of commercial nuclear power the costs of building new reactors has risen dramatically primarily as a result of regulation introduced as a

Since the development of commercial nuclear power the costs of building new reactors has risen dramatically primarily as a result of regulation introduced as a result of anti-nuclear lobbying. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Anti-nuclear#Impact_on_policy https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Anti-nuclear#... Entire stations don't need to be decommisioned, but new reactors built on existing sites. Existing U.S. plants will continue operating for another 60 years as their licences to do so are being extended by another 20 years(with a review each additional 20 years, with the same happening in other countries).