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Building and tearing down nuclear power plants tends to cost vastly more money (billions!) than estimated at the time of their planning, especially with the mor
by Tepix 6y ago
Building and tearing down nuclear power plants tends to cost vastly more money (billions!) than estimated at the time of their planning, especially with the more recent ones. They require massive subsidies.
- AnthonyMouse 6y ago"Especially the more recent ones" is strong evidence that the problem could be solved, e.g. by building modern plants using a regulatory environment similar to the one that created the U.S. plants that have been running safely for decades. And how much is climate change estimated to cost?
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoI was aleays intrigued by constant arguments around cost. Maybe energy is too cheap! An average pair of jeans is travels the world 3 times at various stages of manufacture and distribution. That shouldnt be happening
- tarboreus 6y agoBillions with a "b"? We're talking about climate change here. How many trillions is it worth not to get to 2 degree? 3 degrees?