New build: tackling the cost issue

Food for thought: New build: tackling the cost issue: http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/new-build/new-build-tackling-cost-issue?utm_source=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.nuclearenergyinsider.com%2Ffc_nei_decomlz%2F&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEI+e-brief+2908&utm_term=New+build%3A+tackling+the+cost+issue&utm_content=151899 ..."So when comparing a wind or solar farm to a nuclear power plant, the immediate and long-term costs also have to be relative to the quality of power you are getting every day and basically over the next few decades. If nuclear plant costs are transparent throughout the plant's economic cycle including recycling the spent fuel--while at the same time communicating to stakeholders and the public of the benefits received (reliable power, job creation, R&D innovation)--then the 'nuclear bill' may not be so hard to swallow. "