Well, if you're going to account for all externalities, that sounds like a good idea, but I don't think nuclear would fare well under such a model. Fukushima c

Well, if you're going to account for all externalities, that sounds like a good idea, but I don't think nuclear would fare well under such a model. Fukushima cost around $200 billion to clean up. I don't think that got factored into the cost of the power it sold. Now I guess the answer here is insurance, but any insurance company that signs up for a potential payout of $200 billion is going to charge quite the premium, which won't make the already expensive nuclear power any more attractive. And how do you even calculate the premium here? It's not a house or a vehicle with an easy to determine cost. We're talking about evacuating an area of unknown size for however long might be necessary.