There's so many incredible subsidies to the nuclear industry that aren't accounted for in the levelized price. First just look at the billions of dollars that went into AECL, which the government then sold for $130 million. Worst investment ever. Second, if nuclear operators are so competitive why can't they buy insurance? No insurance company in the world will insure a nuclear facility. So those costs are socialized to the taxpayer. Nuclear operators also usually get sweetened land and water rentals to build the economic case. And the final disposal is not the utility's problem. THe final disposal is also one of the most costly steps of using nuclear power. No matter which way you slice it, nuclear is incredibly expensive once you really start looking at all the implicit subsidies they receive.
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