but your assumptions just don't jive with what I've read are the true costs of nuclear power plants. The huge construction and operating costs without massive governmental subsidies make the payback time for a private firm way too long to be commercially viable.

Why did you treat my post like I was against their construction though? I never once stated that. I only wanted the information out that the decision to build them is not a simple one like deciding to add a wing onto your house.

Nuclear power has its warts. No amount of cheerleading can diminish those problems.

In the long run, it's my hunch we're better off building less of them than more. If conservation can help create that situation so much the better.

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