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Nuclear power is only feasible in the United States because of the Price-Anderson Act, which limits the liability of the nuclear industry to $15 billion. Anything above that gets paid by the taxpayers.

If the nuclear industry had to work on commercial terms, like getting liability insurance for the risk of covering NYC with a radioactive cloud, it wouldn't exist.

Realistic commercial options in the US are gas, oil and hydro.

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