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Indeed, or more revealingly, it will be insured implicitly by the government. But governments know this.



Yeh, this is the thing I always find a bit suspicious about nuclear power. If noone is prepared to price the risk (and can also realistically pay out on a claim) then how can you ever come up with a $/KW price for comparison?


Same thing for hydroelectric plants. If we look at historical disasters hydro power has caused way more damage.




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