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A comment on Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot”, Is Still Lethal (2013). Parent comment

Re:Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot”, Is Still Let... by manarth on Monday December 05, 2016 @09:27AM (#13105501) 

  > Nuclear power is only cheap as the nation states serve as insurers
EDF, who are preparing to construct Hinkley Point's planned nuclear power station, have been guaranteed a minimum strike price of £92.50/MWh. The mean wholesale price is currently around £46/MWh.

Even disregarding the risk/cost of accident cleanup, nuclear power isn't necessarily cheap or unsubsidized.

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