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by Turing_Machine 3344 days ago
"I wonder why the tech community has this infatuation with nuclear power."

Because it works.

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> Because it works.

Not cost effectively, which is why even with existing protections from generally-applicable liability standaeds the industry demands greater direct subsidies and/or liability shields and without them has no interest in building new plants.

"industry demands greater direct subsidies"

Can you provide some examples of grid-scale solar or wind projects that don't get massive government subsidies?

Apparently the answer is no.