New Nuclear Gets Built When Governments Run Development & Taxpayers Take The Risk

CleanTechnica
By Michael BarnardAug 10, 2026, 2:41 am255 ptsTop
Nuclear power works. It produces low-carbon electricity, avoids the health burden of fossil-fuel combustion, provides firm generation and can operate for many decades. My skepticism about building large new nuclear fleets has never depended on pretending otherwise. The more interesting question is why countries…

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