Without subsidies, civilian nuclear would not exist and we'd have a lot less oil and gas supplies. Exploration subsidies for oil and gas have doubled in the las

Without subsidies, civilian nuclear would not exist and we'd have a lot less oil and gas supplies. Exploration subsidies for oil and gas have doubled in the last five years in the US. edit - energy production is always subsidised in wealthy countries, as energy security is key to national security, so it would be stupid not to.