4 ms·

> the free market considers nuclear power plants too risky the free market is made up of people who primarily watch sensational evening news and follow clickba

> the free market considers nuclear power plants too risky the free market is made up of people who primarily watch sensational evening news and follow clickbait social media. the actual statistics are still well on the side of nuclear in terms of safety and externalities (as far as i understand)

ahelwer 5y ago
Nonsense. The "actual statistics" from the perspective of insurance companies are that if anything bad happens, your insurance company is going bankrupt. It doesn't matter how unlikely that's been calculated to be in some spreadsheet model, no smart insurance company will take that bet.
- fsflover 5y ago
  CO2 tax is still not included into the energy price. If it's done, nuclear will suddenly become much more viable.
  - ahelwer 5y ago
    My point had nothing to do with energy prices and CO2 tax would not change the fundamental calculus faced by insurance companies.