The real reason we don't use nuclear power is that it takes about six years to make a nuclear power plant, during which time the project is racking up debt from its mortgage, which it can't start paying down until the plant becomes operable. Plants don't start returning an actual profit until about ten years in, after they've paid off their mortgage and interest. A gas power plant could've already started paying for another gas power plant in that time. Not to mention that this ten year time frame is longer than the career of most corporate boards.
The real reason we don't use nuclear power is that it takes about six years to make a nuclear power plant, during which time the project is racking up debt from its mortgage, which it can't start paying down until the plant becomes operable. Plants don't start returning an actual profit until about ten years in, after they've paid off their mortgage and interest. A gas power plant could've already started paying for another gas power plant in that time. Not to mention that this ten year time frame is longer than the career of most corporate boards.
Erm, excuse me, but how the fuck are those big hydroelectric dams built ?
Are any capitalist countries actually building big hydroelectric dams?