"nuclear risk insurance" in the energy bill - WTF!!

[fryguy]

written into the energy bill just signed will pay a nuclear power company 1/2 or 1 billion dollars if their new plant is not given a license for any reason....what a load of shit....so where is the incentive for the company to build a plant that will go online in time if they know they're going to get a big payout for delaying it?

how much more of a corporate gift could there be???

note: i'm not a supporter of expanding the nuclear power industry, period, but this is just adding a fuck-you to a slap in the face....

[wli]

1. more of Bushler's corporate welfare

Talk about reverse Robin Hood.

[fryguy]

2. one of the most egregious examples of corporate welfare....

since beginning the war in iraq, of course....

[Ian David]

3. I'm going to apply for a license for my old microwave

If it gets rejected, I'll get a billion dollars.