[old gringo]

yes i rembemer that.so cheap they said no meter needed.

[hopespringseternal]

Then the KGB financed anti-nukes and Carter happened, basically freezing nuclear technology in 1950s technology and driving up the cost of every aspect of nuclear power generation.

And renewables are not at all cheaper — they are horrendously subsidized.

[clearcarbon]

"yes i rembemer that.so cheap they said no meter needed."

I believe that was Nixon on developing fast-breeder reactors. That idea was killed over concerns about "nuclear-proliferation," which was something the government use to worry about.