I don't think it's about 'Cost'. More a point of 'Depletion' of existing resources, not to mention the present repercussions/pollution etc. etc.
I saw a documentary today, about Coal & Gas, and how prior to that they burned 'Peat', but it's not there forever of course. So of course,
Nuclear energy is the way to go, especially due to the population size of the World now. But 'YES' we need to have better storage of byproducts.
Years ago, I worked in Tasmania on Hydro-Electric plants/townships. Sounds cheap, but the 'infrastructure' to build it all, including all the reservoirs,
dams, lower than output 'Stations' (compared to the Mainland), and many other reasons, it's actually more expensive than Coal/Gas fired Stations!!
Short of eradicating the population!, we are simply going to have to move forward, no matter what the 'price' to humanity...
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