re: #172 Nojay UK

(I live in a town that has had to pay for———with federal assistance———a huge cleanup after a long closed factory was found to have contaminated the area with lead, mercury and other fun stuff. This issue really burns me up.)

The nuclear industry in the US and elsewhere is legally required to pay into a ring-fenced fund to cover the cost of decommissioning plant and a levy is charged for dealing with waste. No other power-generating industry has this sort of requirement as far as I can tell.

I was agreeing with your point about non-nuclear industries which is why I highlighted this portion when I quoted you:

real threats of chemical contamination from, say, coal-burning plants or natural gas, the oil industry etc

I wish that other industries were required to cover the expenses of truly dealing with the toxins they leave behind.