And it’s the primary reason nuclear doesn’t account for a larger percentage of our energy supply. While other countries (e.g. South Korea) were able to stabilize or lower the cost of nuclear energy, changing and complex regulations drove costs up in the US and made it incredibly difficult to build new plants.)
It’s worth noting here that South Korea primarily got lower costs by paying bribes to get around the costs of new complex regulations. Given that the previous corruption is now public knowledge it’s a lot harder for them to build new nuclear as well.
It’s worth noting here that South Korea primarily got lower costs by paying bribes to get around the costs of new complex regulations. Given that the previous corruption is now public knowledge it’s a lot harder for them to build new nuclear as well.