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Iran Nuclear Plant: Decades Behind Schedule and Over Budget

Finally, Iran is starting up the Bushehr Nuclear power plant, after beginning construction in 1975.  Yes, indeed it has been 35 years of moving like a tortoise to the finish line.  Although figures are not available on its budget, I would make an educated guess that the plant has ended up costing twenty times its original estimate. 

All nuclear plants built in the last 20 years have run over budget.  It is possible to plan, build, and recoup the initial cost to investors for a renewable energy plant before a nuclear plant can even begin construction!  Why is there no debate about building nuclear plants? 

The Western world should just build Iran a gigawatt solar power plant and a gigawatt wind farm.  How about that for counter-terrorism!  Give them what they need (power) without the risk of enriched and reprocessed nuclear fuel, which can be stolen or just used directly in weapons.