The only thing that is sabotaging nuclear power in the US is cost. It has been given an economic leg up that most industries could never even dream of. It's jus

The only thing that is sabotaging nuclear power in the US is cost. It has been given an economic leg up that most industries could never even dream of. It's just so expensive that that often isn't enough to make it viable. That is the reason for its (quite successful) attempts to brand itself as the New Green Jesus. >For the arsenal part, the military has its own reactors Yes, the military does have its own reactors. You are quite correct in this one specific fact. There's a revolving door between the military and the private sector for nuclear engineers and the industrial infrastructure they both rely upon is shared. The parts required to construct nuclear reactors are quite specific, you see, and you need specialized industry to provide it.