• Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    And don’t forget the trillions and trillions it has already cost and will cost in the future to clean this shit up. But that gets paid by the taxpayer, so that’s OK, right?

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      2 months ago

      Exactly. There’s a reason no insurance company wants to take on nuclear power plants and countries have to.

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        2 months ago

        In Germany, the state paid for all the research and development and then gave it to the companies for free. Then they massively subsidised the construction of the plants. Then the private companies got to reap the profits while the plants were running. And now the government is stuck with the bill for decommissioning. Totally not a racket.