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> Fukushima cost $800 billion Note, this is a figure cited by opposition politicians. Nowhere near this much money has actually been spent. The estimate from
by Manuel_D 4y ago
> Fukushima cost $800 billion
Note, this is a figure cited by opposition politicians. Nowhere near this much money has actually been spent.
The estimate from the government is a bit under $200 billion, and that includes not just cleanup but also resettling people and continued monitoring of the reactor: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_disaster_cleanup#:~:text=Mid%20December%202011%2C%20the%20local,(%24470%20to%20%24660%20billion) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_disaster_cleanup#:....
- pydry 4y agoHigh end figures are 1 trillion. Those are pushing it a bit. It's nowhere near as low as 200 billion. Either way while the industry refuses to fully pay for its own risks or acknowledge that it does so its claims of safety via public relations channels are sounding more than a little disingenuous.
- hnaccount_rng 4y agoSo you exceeded the liability cap by a factor of 100, rather than 400... I'm sure there is a person for which a 99% vs a 99.75% payment by the state makes a difference. But ...
- Manuel_D 4y agoBy comparison, what are the costs inflicted by climate change?
- pydry 4y agoBy comparison why dont solar, wind and pumped storage warrant such extreme and lavish taxpayer funded subsidies?
- Manuel_D 4y agoNuclear receives a fraction of the subsidies that renewables do: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/2016_Energy-Related_Tax_Preferences.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/2016_Ene... From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies_in_the_United... And remember, "renewable" energy is really natural gas supplemented by wind and solar. There's no plan for a 100% renewable grid until some massive breakthrough in energy storage happens.