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Re:Switzerland votes against strict timetable for nuclear po... by p1mrx on Sunday November 27, 2016 @05:40PM (#13052051)
If the externalities of COâ‚‚ emission were included in energy prices, then nuclear wouldn't seem so expensive. Let's account for the externalities, and then let all energy sources compete on a level playing field.
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Re:Switzerland votes against strict timetable for nuclear po... by the8472 on Sunday November 27, 2016 @06:19PM (#13052239)
but then lets also factor the externalties into nuclear too. too often the tax payer ends up having to pay for decommissioning, waste management, fuel recycling and cleanup in case of accidents.
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Re:Switzerland votes against strict timetable for nuclear po... by labster on Sunday November 27, 2016 @06:41PM (#13052329)
How do you even pay for ten thousand years of storage?
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Re:Switzerland votes against strict timetable for nuclear po... by YokoZar on Sunday November 27, 2016 @07:55PM (#13052674)
The same way you pay for any "perpetual" project -- you fund an investment endowment and spend the proceeds.
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