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"I expect they're too expensive" is a terrible reason to ban them, though.
by abecedarius 3mo ago
"I expect they're too expensive" is a terrible reason to ban them, though.
- SiempreViernes 3mo agoThat's not why they were banned, and in any case lifting a ban on building something that nobody will build doesn't seem like good use of legislators time.
- mpweiher 3mo agoAt least one Kanton has already requested a new build. https://www.nuklearforum.ch/de/news/neues-kernkraftwerk-im-aargau-parlament-ueberweist-svp-motion/ https://www.nuklearforum.ch/de/news/neues-kernkraftwerk-im-a...
- gpm 3mo agoIt is when it's tied to "and I expect they're going to ask for giant subsidies from taxpayers". Which nuclear inevitably does, both in the form of direct requests for money and by refusing to pay for adequate insurance to compensate everyone who will be damaged in the event of a meltdown externalizing the risks.
- abecedarius 3mo agoIf you're in "everything not banned is subsidized"-land where absolutely everything is political, you need to work on getting out of that hole, not digging it deeper. (I wouldn't assume the Swiss are there yet, but I've only visited a couple times for a few weeks. Their politics seemed healthier than I've seen elsewhere, fwiw.)