I believe that if you look at fission from the perspective of financially viability you may have second thoughts. First of all the amount of money that has been subsidized by the federal government for fission research is breathtaking. Second, the expense of dismantling a nuclear facility is extremely high as the vast majority of the facility is radioactive and must be sequestered for a period of about 50 years. Without government subsidies, we wouldn't have any nuclear power plants in the USA as the cost is prohibitive. Let's put nuclear on a level playing field with other forms of alternative and see how it plays out in the marketplace. Oh, why is it nobody talks about conservation through more efficient appliances, vehicles, lights, energy conserving buildings, etc.?
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I believe that if you look at fission from the perspective of financially viability you may have second thoughts. First of all the amount of money that has been subsidized by the federal government for fission research is breathtaking. Second, the expense of dismantling a nuclear facility is extremely high as the vast majority of the facility is radioactive and must be sequestered for a period of about 50 years. Without government subsidies, we wouldn't have any nuclear power plants in the USA as the cost is prohibitive. Let's put nuclear on a level playing field with other forms of alternative and see how it plays out in the marketplace. Oh, why is it nobody talks about conservation through more efficient appliances, vehicles, lights, energy conserving buildings, etc.?