This week's news:
Study Shows 100 Proposed Nuclear Reactors Could Cost Trillions
A new Vermont Law School study has found that the construction and lifetime operation of the proposed 100 nuclear reactors could cost anywhere between $ 1.9 to $ 4.1 trillion more than it would to generate the same amount of electricity using a more renewable and energy-efficient method. www.vermontlaw.edu/Academics/Environmental_Law_Center/Institutes_and_Initiatives/Institute_for_Energy_and_the_Environment/New_and_Noteworthy.htm.
The study, headed by Dr. Mark Cooper, a senior fellow for economic analysis at the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School, is entitled "The Economics of Nuclear Reactors." The report puts forth information showing the extreme cost-inefficiency of nuclear power when compared to other, more renewable choices. For example, the cost of producing electricity with renewable energy is generally around 6 cents per kilowatt-hour, whereas nuclear power costs 12 to 20 cents per kilowatt-hour.
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