Second, nuclear power developed technology “ready” for market. The economics of new nuclear power plants is a controversial subject, since there are diverging views on this topic, and multi billion-dollar investments ride on the choice of an energy source. [10] To date all operating nuclear power plants were developed by state-owned or regulated utility monopolies where many of the risks associated with political change and regulatory ratcheting were borne by consumers rather than suppliers. [11] Some states have liberalized wholesale electricity markets, which makes the financing of capital-intensive power projects difficult, and coupled with lower gas prices since 2009, have put the economic viability of some existing reactors and proposed projects in doubt.