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This is not just limited to toxic waste in rivers. If nuclear power plant operators had to pay forward for all future expenses required to manage their waste pr
by majewsky 6y ago
This is not just limited to toxic waste in rivers. If nuclear power plant operators had to pay forward for all future expenses required to manage their waste products, nuclear power would never have been viable.
- marcus_holmes 6y agomeh, they would still have needed the weapons material, so it would have cost more to make nukes but not made the whole industry unviable.
- alkonaut 6y agoIndeed, so that’s why it’s basically a nation state venture even if private corporations are part of it. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea, but socialized risk should mean socialized profits too.
- sudosysgen 6y agoYes. That's exactly why nuclear energy doesn't work as something done by private industry, and must instead be done by the public sector.
- elliekelly 6y agoIsn’t this the purpose of Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Funds? More here: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/decommissioning.html https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/d...