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Old 04-16-2008, 05:58 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hot dragon View Post
the economics of nuclear power simply do not add up.

they only make money if there is huge public subsidies in their building and running and disposal. financially they just dont work. the real advantage of nuclear was during the arms race of the cold war. without that incentive there is no reason to do it.
I totally agree. The costs of the plant and the risk of a catastrophic failure kinda make nuclear power a negatory in my book.