The true cost of nuclear energy? Don't for get to take into account the loss of Real Estate values should a horrible disaster occur.
Just watching updates this morning about the "grave" situation in Japan's earthquake struck, tsunami struck and nuclear meltdown struck geographic location. The next story is about a very old nuclear power plant in New York, with a great big fat 50 mile circle around it. 6% of our country's population would need to be evacuated should a meltdown occur there.
So how is nuclear energy less costly than solar and wind energy development? I don't get it?
I'm pretty sure that the area around the melting core in Japan now has NO VALUE for it's Real Estate! What would the cost be around the plant in New York? 
Is it possible to recover, ever, the true costs of a meltdown? When you take into account the current loss of housing values, and their effect on our economy? What is the true cost of a kilowatt?
Besides loss of the land, loss of life, contamination to air, earth and water? I don't think this is a number that can be calculated, it's just too horrible to even consider. Are there risk/benefit number crunchers out there trying to figure out this stuff?
If an earthquake hits a windmill power zone, or a field of solar panels, what are the costs compared to a nuclear plant? Duh!
The Quilting Realtor
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