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Every nuclear plant is a multi-billion dollar investment. They are ALWAYS subsidized. They leave toxic waste for tens of thousands of years. They LEAK, constantly. Three Mile Island was a big leak, but tiny/small leaks are constant. Where will all that go? Into the air, into the ground, or who cares as long as the investment community gets more of our tax dollars and a high return on the initial investment?
Because as a long term investment they stink. The reason they declined is because they are too expensive to run (unless they get immense subsidies.) However they would be delicious to build, and that is the point right now.
If we as a society need to subsidize energy even more, which we will need to if we increase nuclear capabilities, we as a society can invest better and safer and we don't need to pander to Wall Street and some very large private companies who are itching to bleed us dry even more and continue feeding at the public trough while wailing about "socialists".
