>The issue with nuclear is that the costs come in very clear events, where for most industrial schemes (like solar, coal or wind) the costs are extremely diffus

>The issue with nuclear is that the costs come in very clear events, where for most industrial schemes (like solar, coal or wind) the costs are extremely diffuse and are largely ignored. I think you've got it exactly backwards. Free taxpayer fronted insurance that nobody "pays" for until a $1 trillion Fukushima event happens, the cost of decommissioning and storing waste and radiation induced cancers ARE all diffuse and easily ignored. Whereas the fact that the sun doesnt shine at night and the wind doesnt always blow is fairly well known. It just so happens that those costs come ON TOP of already being 5x more expensive.