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> The nuclear industry has been incapable so far of making it cheaper. The government has been incapable of not overregulating it into massive cost overruns. N
by Georgelemental 3y ago
> The nuclear industry has been incapable so far of making it cheaper.
The government has been incapable of not overregulating it into massive cost overruns. Nuclear is quite reasonably priced under reasonable regulatory regimes.
- kevincox 3y agoStopping all production for a decade is also a great multiplier on the cost of regulations. Now we have lost institutional knowledge and need to figure out how to satisfy extra regulations. If we had continued building plants at a steady rate the cost would not be nearly as high.