"A 2017 assessment put rising nuclear construction costs, low gas prices and improving renewable generation economics as the three main causes of the failure of the nuclear renaissance in the United States."
While Fukushima may have made the public image worse, I believe, although I'm certainly not an expert, that its primary problem for the nuclear industry is that it demonstrated that a certain failure mode having to do with backup generators for the cooling circuit needs to be taken seriously in the design.
I think this is one of the major sources of cost in nuclear plants. They need meticulous planning and execution to ensure safety.
"A 2017 assessment put rising nuclear construction costs, low gas prices and improving renewable generation economics as the three main causes of the failure of the nuclear renaissance in the United States."
While Fukushima may have made the public image worse, I believe, although I'm certainly not an expert, that its primary problem for the nuclear industry is that it demonstrated that a certain failure mode having to do with backup generators for the cooling circuit needs to be taken seriously in the design.
I think this is one of the major sources of cost in nuclear plants. They need meticulous planning and execution to ensure safety.