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> they should tax externalities (i.e. pollution)

Because that is a really difficult problem to solve. It's easier to tax CO2 emissions, but how do you tax nuclear waste? And by how much?




Difficult question and even more so when you take a look at the Asse II desaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schacht_Asse_II




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