Didn’t Germany spend 500B on wind farms? Part of the problem with price calculations is that they don’t account for the enormous subsidies behind the construction of hydrocarbon alternatives.

I agree that radiation can spread further than a football field, but we are very capable of mitigating it’s risks and managing it properly. One horribly manage collapse in an authoritarian communist country is not a reason to stop pursuing nuclear as a form of energy.

When I talk about it being the cheapest form of energy, I’m talking about in a free market based on the amount of inputs required for the amount of energy produced. One nuclear power plant on one square mile of land can produce the most energy with the least inputs and the least negative externalities.