Reply #3: Nuclear is the most expensive option to change the status quo.

[kristopher]

Claim: Nuclear energy is an inexpensive way to power our economy.

Fact: Building new nuclear reactors would be the one of the most expensive and inefficient ways to
power our economy. To construct 100 new nuclear plants in the United States would cost $1.9
TRILLION to $4.4 TRILLION more over the life of the 100 reactors than generating the same amount
of electricity from efficiency and renewable measures.(1) Building 100 new reactors would: (2)
• Add $11 to $26 per month for an average ratepayer’s bill (3)
• Add $1.4 billion to $3.2 billion per month to ratepayers’ bills
• Add $1.3 billion to $3.1 billion per month to commercial/small business sector’s bills, costs
that will be passed off to consumers
If new reactors were economic, the nuclear industry wouldn’t be seeking to shift the risk from
investors to taxpayers and ratepayers through loan guarantees and/or rate increases prior to
construction.