<i>&quot;Even in the US, where nuclear power is generated in the private sector, it has been hugely subsidized by the federal government, which invested billions in its development in order to prove that the destructive power unleashed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki could be put to good use.&quot;</i><p>Externality ~ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10762514" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10762514</a>