This is because everything about nuclear energy is long-term. You can’t build a nuclear power plant with snap of the fingers, and if things go sour in your country whilst it’s operating, you now have a massive environmental and public health liability to deal with.
Just to be clear: When you build a nuclear plant you always have a massive environmental and public health liability to deal with. It’s just that “if things go sour” the liability is also not producing electricity.
This is because everything about nuclear energy is long-term. You can’t build a nuclear power plant with snap of the fingers, and if things go sour in your country whilst it’s operating, you now have a massive environmental and public health liability to deal with.
Just to be clear: When you build a nuclear plant you always have a massive environmental and public health liability to deal with. It’s just that “if things go sour” the liability is also not producing electricity.