The Green Weenies can rail and experiment all they want. There is no substitute for nuclear power to generate electical power. NONE - based on cost per kilowatt hour. Once Washington can again become responsible, and mandate and license the building of nuclear plants, we can have a chance of moving away from dirty coal, and the horrid dependence on Arab oil for which there is NO EXCUSE.
This country remains without a functional, comprehensive, and responsible energy policy that provides for its needs and demand. Washington has AGAIN failed to pave the way. Failure seems to be the normal mode of operation, in favor of short-term, personal politics in the Beltway.
When comparing Total cost, including capital investment and fixed O&M in addition to fuel, Coal, even with CO2 sequestering, is cheaper.
Cost and Performance Characteristics of New Central Station Electricity Generating Technologies
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/assumption/pdf/electricity.pdf#page=3
Pick a typically Nuke Plant size and run the numbers. I am not against nuclear power. The US should use more of it, combined with more mining allowed of our uranium and reprocessing of the fuel. That would help in the cost as well as reduce the volume of nuclear waste that has to be disposed.
“The Green Weenies can rail and experiment all they want. There is no substitute for nuclear power to generate electical power”
You are so right. I fought the Greenies here in Nevada over Yucca Mountain. I used to visit Solar One out at Barstow, the economics just don’t work even for huge collector systems. All a waste of money.