Why the free market can't do nuclear power and our industry is slowly declining (UK)

[kristopher]

2. There is no equivalency between renewables and nuclear

The subsidies for renewables - which have totaled a very small fraction of those for nuclear - have resulted in a steadily declining cost curve that now positions renewables competitively with fossil fuels. The more we learn, the lower renewable energy costs go.

Nuclear, which has been far more heavily subsidized over decades, stands in stark contrast; presenting a steadily rising cost curve that has priced it out of the market. The more we learn, the more nuclear power costs.

The largest cost by far to my mind is the delay advocacy for nuclear is causing to the effort to transition away from fossil fuels. It is a strong crutch for the entire fossil fuel industry,.