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Old 07-18-2005, 10:39 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by Troubleshooter
Because nobody wants to authorize a new nuclear plant.
At about $15 per megawatt hour to produce electricity, a nuclear plant can only be profitable if oil prices rise AND if premiums for insurance (due to high risk) is carried by the Federal government. For those who believe in a free market, nuclear power (fission type) remains only marginally profitable.
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