tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575804792126536975.post3229706413014168207..comments2023-11-02T00:33:00.040-07:00Comments on Sowell's Law Blog: Nuclear Plant Cancelled in MissouriRoger Sowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390264574157209871noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575804792126536975.post-57455155479706725152009-04-29T20:10:00.000-07:002009-04-29T20:10:00.000-07:00Mr. FB, yes, I am well, thank you, and hope you ar...Mr. FB, yes, I am well, thank you, and hope you are the same! Nicely done alliteration, by the way! <br /><br />Our nuclear debate also rages on, and has become more heated lately. The staggering initial costs are giving some utilities pause, it seems. Only if government subsidizes the plant cost will they be built. The US is not in a mood currently for further subsidies, following the trillions spent on the economic crisis. <br /><br />France has low-cost power only because the power plants are subsidized, so their true costs remain hidden. <br /><br />I truly hope the U.K. has enough sense not to build nukes, but instead installs ocean current turbines in the massive currents flowing past the island. We will be doing that soon offshore Miami. Ocean current energy is truly green, reliable, and zero cost. No nuclear plant can match that.Roger Sowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390264574157209871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575804792126536975.post-61837943347472801922009-04-27T20:14:00.000-07:002009-04-27T20:14:00.000-07:00Renewed greetings, Mr Sowell, I hope I find you we...Renewed greetings, Mr Sowell, I hope I find you well. <br /><br />As you probably know the nuclear debate is always raging over here but relative cost is very low on the agenda. Both in the UK and in Europe admiring glances are constantly cast over France which has been heavily dependent on nuclear generation for a long time and, in consequence, enjoys a hefty surplus of generating capacity (we buy some of it). <br /><br />Of course build costs are higher than coal or gas plants and decommissioning costs are far higher but you do get a lot of bang for your buck (or is that power for your pound / electricity for your euro?) once it is up and running. <br /><br />We have recently commissioned new gas plants because of the need to turn-off perfectly serviceable coal plants due to a European Union greenie-diktat. Nuclear, however, seems to be moving up the list as a preferred long term solutionTheFatBigothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.com