True Cost of Nuclear Power- No need to do a detailed analysis vs gas fired power.
- Just look at a few overhead pictures
- Does this look like a mean (as in economical) operation?
- A comparable very large gas fired plant (in terms of output) would be an order of a magnitude
smaller in terms of parking lot size and true operating costs.
- You can find the extra costs of nuclear power on your electricity bill under "debt retirement"
or your governments "other" line item - often tens of billions of dollars.
Nice folk work in these places though. I have a chance to do a bit few weeks work at a OPG
office - they made sure I was well fed every lunch hour - along with themselves - at your expense.
Most generous people I ever run into this regard.
Just try to avoid living near one of the things as you will have to keep a supply of iodine
in your medicine cabinent - and an escape plan - just in case.
https://www.opg.com/powering-ontario/our-generation/nuclear/pickering-nuclear-generation-station/