In the end the estimated price for the power plant was 6,45 billion dollars. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave the plan an operating license because a few pounds of uranium will produce the same amount of energy that would consume 1,840,000 gallons of oil. This will not harm the environment. Most nuclear power plants have large yet expensive cooling devices.
Plants produce high wast which damages the environment.
Cooling devices are necessary to reduce thermal pollution which justifies their cost.