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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by chris222 on Friday December 29, 2023 @02:44AM (#38802583)
The Fukushima cleanup costs are estimated at damn near a half a trillion dollars!

Chernobyl was estimated at 50 billion+ adjusted.

Accidents are rare but they are costly.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by mpweiher on Saturday December 30, 2023 @05:23PM (#38819876)
And yet both Ukraine and Japan find those costs acceptable.

Both are part of the pledge to triple nuclear generation by 2050.

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