| ▲ | _verandaguy 4 hours ago | |
Cost of deployment is a massive consideration in our not-yet-post-scarcity society. It takes billions to certify a nuclear power plant, and it takes billions more to re-certify it every few decades, to say nothing of the costs of modernization. To be clear, I consider myself generally pro-nuclear power, but let's not ignore the massive upfront and ongoing capital and operational costs that really undermine this idea that it's free power. | ||