> That doesn't follow. We have countless examples across multiple industries on technologies that became cheaper and safer at the same time. Well, that is beca

> That doesn't follow. We have countless examples across multiple industries on technologies that became cheaper and safer at the same time. Well, that is because nuclear energy is unlike "multiple technologies and industries", it is a highly politiced industry which when it has failed, it has done so spectacularly and at high localized costs All the updates and changes after high profile accidents such as Fukushima are highly expensive same with review of being built and existing reactors which bloat budgets and schedules, this is precisely one of the big issues Westinghouse and Toshiba had post fukushima Currently on a bus, so I can only answer to the initial excerpt, when I get home I'll see if I can answer the rest