Forget Nuclear
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Uncompetitive Costs
The Economist observed in 2001 that “Nuclear power, once claimed to be too cheap to meter, is now too costly to matter”—cheap to run but very expensive to build. Since then, it’s become several-fold costlier to build, and in a few years, as old fuel contracts expire, it is expected to become several-fold costlier to run. Its total cost now markedly exceeds that of other common power plants coal, gas, big wind farms.
The Economist observed in 2001 that “Nuclear power, once claimed to be too cheap to meter, is now too costly to matter”—cheap to run but very expensive to build. Since then, it’s become several-fold costlier to build, and in a few years, as old fuel contracts expire, it is expected to become several-fold costlier to run. Its total cost now markedly exceeds that of other common power plants coal, gas, big wind farms.
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Ish05
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"The economist" You follow that anti U.S., pro free trade garbage?
- 3 years ago
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Ish05
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SeaJade
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Yes, not to mention where does all that waste go, and the amount of water it takes for cooling....
- 3 years ago
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SeaJade
