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I guess you also don't need insurances for nuclear plants. Nobody will be able to pay in the worst case.
by ralala 5y ago
I guess you also don't need insurances for nuclear plants. Nobody will be able to pay in the worst case.
- betterunix2 5y agoActually, nuclear power plant operators have special liability protections: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price-Anderson_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price-Anderson_Act
- class4behavior 5y agoNuclear power plants aren't just an all-or-nothing kind of risk. There is plenty that could go wrong and either halt its operations or affect its environment. For instance, a lot of plants increase the average temperature of the rivers they dump their cooling water in. That issue has become more threatening over time since climate change is doing the same.
- pydry 5y agoUS plants have to insure for disaster up to $200 million. The taxpayer is on the hook for the rest. In Fukushima total cleanup costs could go up to a trillion dollars : https://cleantechnica.com/2019/04/16/fukushimas-final-costs-will-approach-one-trillion-dollars-just-for-nuclear-disaster/ https://cleantechnica.com/2019/04/16/fukushimas-final-costs-...