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• Plants need to be fully insured against accidents, including
the severe case of an explosion. Insurance coverage must be
borne by the owners, not by public resources.
• Plant owners must bear the cost of proper nuclear waste
transport and disposal.
• The cost of decommissioning a plant at the end of its life
must be borne by the owners; such costs can be as high as
the costs of construction.
• Construction time over many years and typically also delays
result in costs that do not exist for PV and other renewable
energies.
2.1.3 PV as Part of a Holistic Approach towards Renewable
Energy Implementation and Energy Conservation ...