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Direct and indirect costs of nuclear power higher than thought
21/11/2011 - The study ‘Nuclear energy: The difference between costs and prices’ carried out for WNF by CE Delft examines the full spectrum of direct and indirect costs of nuclear power. The study also covers the financial and safety requirements of this form of power generation, which have been further tightened in the wake of the recent nuclear disaster in Japan. The study concludes that the direct costs of nuclear power are often far higher than widely assumed and that by no means all the costs are reflected in the price of nuclear-generated electricity. This casts a new light on the claim that nuclear power is cheap. When all the costs are factored in, the nuclear option turns out to be far more expensive than fossil or renewable alternatives. Given the major financial risks associated with nuclear power, there seems to be little likelihood of a new nuclear plant being built in the Netherlands if energy companies are themselves obliged to bear financial liability for the risks.
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