State of green energy in Texas
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I'm pro nuclear, but there are a zillion cost-drivers for a power plant, and lack of reprocessing isn't one of them. Reprocessing is more expensive than using fresh fuel, and it increases the footprint of total waste, ironically. Most of the fuel being used in commercial plants was mined up 30+ years ago and has just been sitting around. There's not much pressure to institute a reprocessing program.
NIMBY affects all wind projects like crazy, btw.