Because there is absolutely no incentive for anyone involved to make them cheaper. This also explains why the industries response to people complaining about c

Because there is absolutely no incentive for anyone involved to make them cheaper. This also explains why the industries response to people complaining about costs is to propose a new tech that costs even more. If you make solar panels and they don't continually get cheaper and better then someone will buy them from the factory down the road that is getting better and cheaper. With nuclear you're basically throwing yourself on the mercy of large government contract construction corporations. Might as well give a scorpion a lift across the river. They can't change their nature even if it kills their contracts too.