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by koheripbal 2727 days ago
This is like punching someone in the face, and then accusing them of having a nose-bleeding problem.

Nuclear is expensive because the rampant fear-mongering generates massive amounts of litigation, construction delays, and outdated/unreasonable regulations.

If you look at the cost of reactors in China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, etc, they are one-tenth the US cost for the exact same reactor design.

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None of the counties you mentioned use a higher percentage of nuclear power than the US. Russia plans to eventually hit 35% but unlike most of the rest of the world they can’t rely on cheap solar.

We already use nuclear power around the world, but to displace fossil fuels it needs to become cheaper without subsides.