[thatguy0900]

Of all the things the government can and does subsidize, cheap electricity seems like a pretty good one, especially if it's clean. I suppose that does lead to sillyness like bitcoin farms though.

[antonvs]

It's not an argument against government subsidies, it's just looking at the economic viability of nuclear power relative to other options.

[Keyframe]

Right. Does it account for positive / negative economic impact of (lack of) pollution?

[antonvs]

The goal, alluded to in the quote I provided, is to compare it to cleaner alternatives.

The article I linked ends as follows:

> "For all these reasons, nuclear energy, even though nuclear power is emission-free, is not a relevant solution for profitable, climate-friendly and sustainable energy in the future." According to the researchers, nuclear energy as a solution for climate protection is "an old narrative that is still as inaccurate as in the 1970s."