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What moratorium??? There is no moratorium against new nuclear facilities in the US. It is true that there haven't been any new nuclear reactors in the states fo
by hristov 15y ago
What moratorium??? There is no moratorium against new nuclear facilities in the US. It is true that there haven't been any new nuclear reactors in the states for a long time, but there is no moratorium. (I think a couple of individual states may have moratoriums, but there is no federal moratorium).
The reason why there haven't been any new reactors is probably commercial. Investors are realizing that nuclear power is actually very expensive and will not build new reactors unless the taxpayers somehow pay for them.
- pjscott 15y agoThe regulations are such that building new nuclear reactors anywhere within the NRC's jurisdiction is a long, slow, uncertain, and excruciatingly costly process. It's a de facto moratorium.