Why does electricity from nuclear energy cost so much? ANSWER Unselected Governments have withdrawn subsidies to the nuclear industry. Unselected All of these caused increasing costs of nuclear power plants. Unselected Nuclear power involves a financial risk that utility executives have been hesitant to take. Unselected Public protests delayed the construction or start-up of new power plants. Unselected Closing down a nuclear power plant can be extremely expensive. Unselected