>The cost overruns are a political problem. No, Politics actually helps keep the costs down. When it comes to the military purse strings get looser. LCOE doesn

>The cost overruns are a political problem. No, Politics actually helps keep the costs down. When it comes to the military purse strings get looser. LCOE doesnt even account for catastrophe insurance the taxpayer shoulders that. It's just very very expensive to run a nuclear plant safely. >Edit: Nuclear is probably cheaper than provisioning region-scale batteries for a week It absolutely isnt. pumped storage is way cheaper and electrolyzing hydrogen from green energy is cheaper than nuclear power. If you are taking a pro nukes stance (and many people do) you will want more nuclear power, but it only really has military cost sharing value, for providing green energy it is a colossal waste of money no matter what its lobbyists say to persuade you.