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Re:$60/MWh for advanced nuclear electricity is achievable: G... by pydry on Monday April 03, 2023 @06:11PM (#35432028)
The only reason it exists at all is because it gets a free ride on insurance through the catastrophe liability cap.

IMHO it's a bit premature to talk about deregulating it without first making sure it shoulders full liability for the damage it would cause by neglecting important safety.

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Re:$60/MWh for advanced nuclear electricity is achievable: G... by nullc on Monday April 03, 2023 @07:39PM (#35432995)
You can easily find the locations of coal power plants by looking at maps of cancer rates.

Nuclear is the only 'energy source' that is required to capture pretty much any of its externalities at all, so arguments that they don't capture all of them are a bit odd.

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Re:$60/MWh for advanced nuclear electricity is achievable: G... by pydry on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @06:33AM (#35437504)
If it has a catastrophe liability cap how can it possibly be capturing all of its externalities?

Nuclear power never pays for disaster cleanup and still can't compete with renewables.

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