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With nuclear, efficiency really doesn’t matter that much. It’s not the cost of the fuel that matters almost at all, it’s the cost of the reactor itself. The cos
by thehappypm 4y ago
With nuclear, efficiency really doesn’t matter that much. It’s not the cost of the fuel that matters almost at all, it’s the cost of the reactor itself. The cost of the fuel and the efficiency of using that fuel is really a secondary cost compared to building the reactor in the first place, and operating the reactor with people
- coding123 4y agoThe insurance required is a big one: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/nuclear-insurance.html https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/n...
- Krasnol 4y ago> Claims resulting from nuclear accidents are covered under Price-Anderson; for that reason, all U.S. property and liability insurance policies exclude nuclear accidents. Claims can include any incident (including those caused by theft or sabotage) in transporting nuclear fuel to a reactor site, storing nuclear fuel or waste at a site; during operation of a reactor, including the discharge of radioactive effluent; and transporting irradiated nuclear fuel and nuclear waste from the reactor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price%E2%80%93Anderson_Nuclear_Industries_Indemnity_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price%E2%80%93Anderson_Nuclear... > The Act establishes a no fault insurance-type system in which the first approximately $15 billion (as of 2021) is industry-funded as described in the Act. Any claims above the $12.6 billion would be covered by a Congressional mandate to retroactively increase nuclear utility liability or would be covered by the federal government. Interesting.