Why are nuclear power plants so expensive to build and operate?

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Advice across the board is that nuclear power plants take a really long time and cost a lot of money. They almost always go far over time and budget. And they’re expensive to operate. Why is that so?

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We actually would have a very complex time building a new reactor, everyone who knows how they work is dead or retired.

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