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Originally Posted by LivinLOS
`I do however agree with you that many of the touted renewables are mirages.. Nuclear energy is always subsidized by governments for other reasons and never are the full decommissioning and waste disposal costs looked at.
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The waste disposals are looked at. At least in the US. Any consumer that benefits from nuclear power is charged a surcharge on the wattage each month for decommissioning on their monthly bill.
In the US, we can't figure out where to put the spent fuel rods, but there are billions of $'s in a fund until the US does figure it out. Nevada and Utah want the opportunity/funds to permanently store these rods.... but at the same time all the spent fuel rods sit in a pool (literally a POOL), at these nuclear power plants.