Nuclear power is a capital intensive business to say he least. With the tar sands projects in Alberta requiring massive amounts of energy the lure of "cheap" electricity. Nuclear plants are becoming more popular as the need to replace coal burning electricity grows with the climate change problem.
Unfortunately, taxpayers are footing the bill for a lot of these nuclear projects. Read this article for a little more detail on the nuclear power issue in the context of privatization and how much the taxpayer covers the cost.
Conservation and renewables are going to provide the real long-term solutions to electricity needs.
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