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 …
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.
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.