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		MostlyStable on Sept 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Geothermal energy could outperform nuclear power And, importantly, we have chosen to make it expensive by mandating a level of safety that is orders of magnitude higher than for any other generation method.

ViewTrick1002 on Sept 15, 2024 [–]

Nuclear power plants still can’t insure themselves on the public markets.

When the need for the insurance subsidy is removed then we can talk about it being as safe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price%E2%80%93Anderson_Nuclear...

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