> Whether or not nuclear power costs too much will ultimately be a matter for markets to decide
It’s not a market decision, but a government decision, as nuclear power has always been built with state guarantees and/or subsidies.
This article also again equates safety with lack of deaths. That’s like saying a neighborhood is safe, because in the robberies there only a few people die. Chernobyl and Fukushima had dramatic effects on millions of people. Contamination from Chernobyl to this day is a problem in Germany for instance.
It’s not a market decision, but a government decision, as nuclear power has always been built with state guarantees and/or subsidies.
This article also again equates safety with lack of deaths. That’s like saying a neighborhood is safe, because in the robberies there only a few people die. Chernobyl and Fukushima had dramatic effects on millions of people. Contamination from Chernobyl to this day is a problem in Germany for instance.