Deconstructing anti-nuclear economic myths - a response to Veronique de Rugy

Deconstructing anti-nuclear economic myths - a response to Veronique de Rugy

by Steve Skutnik

Let me start things off with a disclaimer - I am not an economist. I don't even pretend to be an economist; I'm a nuclear engineer by training (I hold Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering). That notwithstanding, economics (and specifically, the economics of energy) are a side interest of mine. So it was with mixed interest and trepidation when I read a recent piece by libertarian economist Veronique de Rugy from the upcoming July issue of Reason, entitled "No to Nukes."